snow-white
As white as snow; exceptionally whiteAs white as snow; exceptionally white.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)As white as snow; exceptionally white.
schneeweiß, schlohweiß
белосне́жныйbelosnéžnyj
білосні́жнийbilosnížnyj
of the white color of snow
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English snow whit, snowe-white, snouwite, snawhwit, from Old English snāwhwīt,From Middle English snow whit, snowe-white, snouwite, snawhwit, from Old English snāwhwīt, from Proto-West Germanic *snaiwhwīt, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwahwītaz; equivalent to snow + white. Cognate with Dutch sneeuwwit (“snow-white”), German schneeweiß (“snow-white”), Swedish snövit (“snow-white”).
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- of the white color of snow:snowy
Antonyms
3 antonymsSee also
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