Word forms: comparative snowier, superlative snowiest
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
A snowy place is covered in snow. A snowy day is a day when a lot of snow has fallen.
...the snowy peaks of the Bighorn Mountains.
...a cold, snowy day in mid-February.
Synonyms: snow-covered, frosty, wintry, ice-capped More Synonyms of snowy
snowy in British English
(ˈsnəʊɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: snowier or snowiest
1.
covered with or abounding in snow
snowy hills
2.
characterized by snow
snowy weather
3.
resembling snow in whiteness, purity, etc
Derived forms
snowily (ˈsnowily)
adverb
snowiness (ˈsnowiness)
noun
snowy in American English
(ˈsnoʊi)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈsnowier or ˈsnowiest
1.
characterized by snow
2.
covered or filled with snow
a snowy valley
3.
like or suggestive of snow
; specif.,
a.
pure; unsoiled; spotless
b.
white
4.
of or consisting of snow
Derived forms
snowily (ˈsnowily)
adverb
snowiness (ˈsnowiness)
noun
Word origin
ME snawi < OE snawig
Examples of 'snowy' in a sentence
snowy
He was also trying to sell a snowy owl without the proper permits.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This snowy winter has caused some quite unexpected damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Yet its mountains get snowy and block out the sun in winter.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Snowy weather should not come as a surprise.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The sun was well down behind the snowy peaks before the bus made it to the top.
Marsden, Philip The Crossing-Place (1993)
The distinctive mane of grey hair had been replaced by a snowy beard and glasses.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He listened for the rare song of the snowy owl.
Zindell, David The Broken God (1993)
It is particularly obvious in snowy weather.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
How did you get from rock bottom to the snowy peaks?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But how long can he be so hot in the snowy weather?
The Sun (2007)
He recalls days from his childhood trudging through snowy fields for hours on end carrying the game bag.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He spent most of three days carving a piece of ivory into a likeness of the snowy owl.
Zindell, David The Broken God (1993)
The snowy mountain disappeared rapidly below.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
November 1973 began mild but turned tremendously cold and snowy by the end of the month.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And we've had four or five very snowy winters in a row.
The Sun (2013)
In the early light, the snowy peak shone like a crown.
Marsden, Philip The Crossing-Place (1993)
Now thousands of families face a snowy winter in flimsy plastic shelters, with only a few thin blankets.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It is with a thick accent and a snowy beard that the diminutive mogul welcomes me into his three-storey home.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But this next cold snap should not be as horrendously cold and snowy as earlier this month, although theoutlook remains unclear.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Who needs a sweaty nightclub when you could be out in the snowy mountains, dancing in the crisp air under sunny skies?
The Sun (2014)
In 75 per cent of cases, men chose the snowy landscape and women chose the tree.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Outside, the snowy field flew by, but not quickly enough it seemed.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Indeed, there were many cold snowy winters through to the 1800s.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
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Weather descriptions
In other languages
snowy
British English: snowy ADJECTIVE
A snowy place is covered in snow. A snowy day is a day when a lot of snow has fallen.
...the snowy peaks of the mountains.
American English: snowy
Brazilian Portuguese: nevoso
Chinese: 积雪覆盖的
European Spanish: nevado
French: enneigé
German: verschneit
Italian: nevoso
Japanese: 雪の積もった
Korean: 눈이 내리는
European Portuguese: nevoso
Latin American Spanish: nevado
All related terms of 'snowy'
snowy owl
a large owl , Nyctea scandiaca, of tundra regions, having a white plumage flecked with brown
snowy egret
a small American egret , Egretta thula, having a white plumage , yellow legs, and a black bill
Snowy River
a river in SE Australia, rising in SE New South Wales : waters diverted through a system of dams and tunnels across the watershed into the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers for hydroelectric power and to provide water for irrigation. Length: 426 km (265 miles)
snowy mespil
a N American tree, Amelanchier Lamarckii , that produces small white flowers in spring
snowy winter
Winter is the season between autumn and spring when the weather is usually cold.
Snowy Mountain
of or relating to the Snowy Mountains of Australia or their inhabitants
Snowy Mountains
a mountain range in SE Australia, part of the Australian Alps : famous hydroelectric scheme
(adjective)
the snowy peaks
Synonyms
snow-covered
frosty
sharp, frosty nights
wintry
The wintry weather continues to sweep across the country.
ice-capped
Additional synonyms
in the sense of frosty
Definition
characterized by frost
sharp, frosty nights
Synonyms
cold,
frozen,
icy,
chilly,
wintry,
parky (British, informal)
in the sense of wintry
Definition
of or characteristic of winter
The wintry weather continues to sweep across the country.