snowy
Marked by snow; characterized by snowMarked by snow; characterized by snow.
» My grandfather has snowy white hair.
Mein Großvater hat schneeweiße Haare.
Mein Großvater hat schneeweißes Haar.
У моего дедушки белоснежные волосы.
У мого дідуся білосніжне волосся.
Meaning
3 sensesMarked by snow; characterized by snow.
snowy day
snowy picture on the television
Schnee-
сне́жныйsnéžnyj, снегово́йsnegovój
сні́жнийsnížnyj, снігови́йsnihovýj
marked by the presence of snow
Covered with snow; snow-covered; besnowed.
snowy hillside
covered with snow
Snow-white in color; white as snow.
of the white color of snow
Examples
44 sentencesMy grandfather has snowy white hair.
У мого дідуся білосніжне волосся.
ruУ моего дедушки белоснежные волосы.
deMein Großvater hat schneeweiße Haare.
It's snowy today.
Сьогодні йде сніг.
ruСегодня много снега.
Is it snowy?
Чи йде сніг?
ruИдёт ли снег?
The winter was cold and snowy.
ruЗима была холодной и снежной.
deDer Winter war kalt und schneereich.
It was a cold snowy day.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English snowy, snawy; from Old English snāwiġ. By surface analysis, snow + -y.From Middle English snowy, snawy; from Old English snāwiġ. By surface analysis, snow + -y.
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Forms
snowier, snowiestSynonyms
5 synonyms- of the white color of snow:snow-white
- marked by the presence of snow:white
- covered with snow:snow-cladsnow-covered
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form