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单词 nippiness
释义

nippy

adjective

nip·​py ˈni-pē How to pronounce nippy (audio)
nippier; nippiest
1
: marked by a tendency to nip
a nippy dog
2
: brisk, quick, or nimble in movement : snappy
a nippy boat
nippy tennis players
3
: pungent, sharp
A mixed salad and a nippy potato salad. Caryl Stern
4
: chilly
a nippy day
nippy breeze
nippily
ˈni-pə-lē How to pronounce nippy (audio)
adverb
nippiness
ˈni-pē-nəs How to pronounce nippy (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • algid
  • arctic
  • bitter
  • bone-chilling
  • chill
  • chilly
  • cold
  • coldish
  • cool
  • coolish
  • freezing
  • frigid
  • frosty
  • gelid
  • glacial
  • ice-cold
  • icy
  • nipping
  • numbing
  • polar
  • shivery
  • snappy
  • wintry
  • wintery
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Example Sentences

bring a jacket, as it's a little nippy outside blue cheese is a little too nippy for my taste
Recent Examples on the Web Though the weather isn’t nippy yet, September signals a slower tempo on many hot-spot isles, even after three months of travel frenzy. Andrew Nelson, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Despite the full moon, what's best about the Perseids is they can be enjoyed during summer's warmth, unlike the often-nippy nights during the Leonids of November or Geminids of December. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2022 But for now, when nights get nippy, keep this supersoft alpaca throw on hand. Bon Appétit, 26 Apr. 2022 Sunny skies and nippy winds are enveloping the Pharmalot campus, where the official mascot is itching to stroll through town and the sounds of the street are wafting through our windows. Ed Silverman, STAT, 10 Dec. 2021 Some of Mexico's best waves pound the breezy Baja Peninsula, but waters are quite nippy here in the winter months. Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2021 Roasted nuts and apple crumble manage to sneak in, and nippy bitter finish like tamarind closes things out. Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021 Breezes from the southwest are a bit nippy at times, sustained around 10 mph with some gusts over 20 mph. Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2021 Today will be nippy with a wind chill dipping into single digits at times. Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 18 Jan. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1575, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

nippy

adjective

nip·​py ˈni-pē How to pronounce nippy (audio)
nippier; nippiest
: chilly
a nippy day

nippiness

noun

as in chill
an uncomfortable degree of coolness a new nippiness in the mornings hinted at the coming of winter

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • chill
  • bitterness
  • chilliness
  • bite
  • bleakness
  • coldness
  • cold
  • sharpness
  • nip
  • rawness
  • wintriness
  • gelidity
  • crispness
  • briskness
  • freeze
  • frigidity
  • frostiness
  • iciness
  • frigidness
  • snap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • warmth
  • warmness
  • balminess
  • heat
  • sultriness
  • hotness
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