snowy
Marked by snow; characterized by snowMarked by snow; characterized by snow.
» My grandfather has snowy white hair.
Mein Großvater hat schneeweiße Haare. — MUIRIEL
Mein Großvater hat schneeweißes Haar. — Esperantostern
У моего дедушки белоснежные волосы. — Hellerick
У мого дідуся білосніжне волосся. — sadxaka
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
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. — sadxaka
ruУ моего дедушки белоснежные волосы. — Hellerick
deMein Großvater hat schneeweiße Haare. — MUIRIEL
It's snowy today.
Сьогодні йде сніг. — deniko
ruСегодня много снега. — Gruzilkin
Is it snowy?
Чи йде сніг? — deniko
ruИдёт ли снег? — Wadimiy
The winter was cold and snowy.
ruЗима была холодной и снежной. — marafon
deDer Winter war kalt und schneereich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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
4 synonyms- 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