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snowy

snowy

38 1.0
Covered with snow on the ground and on trees
  • adjective
  • /ˈsnoʊi/
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  • A bright full moon lit up the snowy plains almost like early morning light.
  • cold and snowy
  • a snowy winter
  • a snowy night

This is the perfect way to spend a snowy, cold Sunday afternoon.

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Examples

  • Far away in the snowy mountains, all you hear is an owl hooting.

  • And here we are, back in Brooklyn on a snowy, 10-degree day outside.

  • This is the perfect way to spend a snowy, cold Sunday afternoon.

  • We follow him through the snowy streets, back to his small hotel.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • We are very fortunate to have such snowy ground here.

  • On a cold and snowy Christmas Eve, there was this girl named Marie.

  • It is a very snowy day here in New York.

  • On one side, the triple-peaked, snowy mass of Mount Illimani stands guard.

    Academic text (2004)
  • In the snowy forest, in the enchanted land to which Marie and her prince had come, the Snowflakes danced.

  • It is a very snowy day here in New York.

Synonyms

snow-covered
vssnowy
12 2.6

Covered with snow, like trees or streets

is broader, meaning simply characterized by presence of that white layer
snow-clad
vssnowy
3.8

Covered with snow, like roofs or mountain peaks in winter

is more general, applying to things merely marked by the white blanket

Antonyms

217 2.2

Not covered or protected, showing the plain surface

Compounds

1 7.7

A small white bird with long black legs and bright yellow feet often found near water

7.0

A small white bird with a thin black bill, black legs, and yellow feet

8.8

A thin wild flower with white, frilly blooms that grows in eastern North America

A small pale yellow insect that lives on trees and makes a soft high sound

How Snowy

snowbound
  • UK
4 5.2
snowy
38 1.0
snowless
  • UK
1 3.0

Surface Forms

snowy positive

Morphology

snowy = snow (transparent) = snow + y

The adjective is regularly formed from the noun 'snow' with the productive suffix '-y', meaning 'characterized by or covered with snow', which is easily inferred by learners.

Etymology

The word snowy comes from the word snow, which means 'frozen white flakes that fall from the sky'. So a snowy place is 'covered with snow' or has a lot of snow.