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snow-capped

snow-capped

5 2.8
A mountain or hill with its top covered in snow
  • adjective
  • /snoʊ kæpt/
translation icon : cubierto de nieve
  • Hidden among these snow-capped peaks is a secret world of strange plants.
  • snow-capped peaks
  • snow-capped mountains
  • snow-capped volcanoes

Speed boat, Mount Fuji, snow capped mountain.

Examples

  • Standing before the snow-capped Rocky Mountains in Colorado, Gary Hart announced for the presidency.

    The Front Runner (2018)

  • In the distance, great snow-capped towers loomed.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Beautiful, sweeping snow-capped mountains on the other side of the bay.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Rising above it is a snow-capped mountain that looks like Kilimanjaro.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Looking inland, you can see snow-capped peaks sixty miles away.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • My first spotting of snow-capped mountains, I think, was in the Olympic National Park.

    Blog text (25)

  • In the background are the snow-capped peaks of the southeastern Himalayas.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The soil here is a rich mahogany red; the snow-capped Salcantay range seems to float in the distance.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The jagged, snow-capped peaks of the Himalaya Mountains poked through the clouds to the east and west.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The view of the snow-capped mountains at sunrise was breathtaking.

Synonyms

snowy
vssnow-capped
38 1.0

Covered with snow on the ground and on trees

is specific to the summit being covered rather than general weather or area
snow-covered
vssnow-capped
12 2.6

Covered with snow, like trees or streets

is used when only the top or peak is covered
snow-clad
vssnow-capped
3.8

Covered with snow, like roofs or mountain peaks in winter

is used only for the summit or upper part not the whole area

Antonyms

bare
217 2.2

Not covered or protected, showing the plain surface

How Snowy

snow-covered
12 2.6
snow-capped
5 2.8
bare
217 2.2

Surface Forms

snow-capped positive

Morphology

snow-capped = snowcap (transparent) = snow + cap + ed

Formed from the compound 'snowcap' with the adjectival past-participial suffix '-ed'; the meaning 'having the top covered with snow' is directly derived from the parts.

Etymology

Snow-capped comes from two simple parts: snow and cap, and cap means 'a hat or head covering'. So a snow-capped mountain wears a 'hat' of snow on its top, which is why it means 'having the top covered with snow'.