Meaning

4 senses
  1. Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.

    wintry weather

    winterlich

    холо́дныйxolódnyj, зи́мнийzímnij

    зимо́вийzymóvyj

    characteristic of or occurring in winter

  2. Containing sleet or snow.

    It will be cloudy overnight, with outbreaks of heavy rain at times. The rain may turn wintry over higher ground.

  3. Aged, white-haired.

    седо́йsedój

  4. Chilling, cheerless.

    a wintry remark

    уны́лыйunýlyj, неприветливыйneprivetlivyj

Examples

6 sentences
  1. The snowflakes danced gracefully in the wintry air.

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  2. The wintry weather lasted long into April the year before last.

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  3. It's cold and wintry.

    deEs ist winterlich kalt.

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  4. Meanwhile the sun rolls round the mighty year, / and wintry North-winds vex the waves once more.

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  5. External heat and cold had little influence on Scrooge. No warmth could warm, nor wintry weather chill him.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy:
Русский
By meaning 3
suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy:
aged, white(-haired etc.):
chilling, cheerless:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy:

Origin

From winter + -y; compare Old English wintriġ (a parallel formation).

From winter + -y; compare Old English wintriġ (a parallel formation).

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Forms

wintrier, wintriest
Comparativewintrier Lesson
Superlativewintriest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

90 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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