snowy
English
Etymology
From Middle English snowy, snawy, from Old English snāwiġ, equivalent to snow + -y.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /snəʊi/
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Adjective
snowy (comparative snowier, superlative snowiest)
- Marked by snow, characterized by snow.
- snowy day
- Covered with snow, snow-covered, besnowed.
- snowy hillside
- Snow-white in color, white as snow.
- Synonym: niveous
Derived terms
Derived terms
- snowily
- snowiness
- snowy auk
- snowy egret
- snowy falcon
- snowy hare
- snowy heron
- snowyish
- snowy lemming
- snowy orchid
- snowy owl
- snowy pear
- snowy petrel
- snowy plover
- snowy tree cricket
- Snowy Mountains
- Snowy River
Translations
marked by snow
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snow-covered — see snow-covered
white as snow — see white as snow
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Noun
snowy (plural snowies)
- (informal) Synonym of snowy owl
- 2010, Elaine Landau, Snowy Owls: Hunters of the Snow and Ice:
- Adult male snowies are nearly white. They become whiter as they get older. Female birds are usually white with narrow black or brown bars and spots. Young snowies are darker than the adults, and they have heavier markings.
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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English snāwiġ; equivalent to snow + -y.
References
- “snouī (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsnɔ.vɨ/
Declension
Further reading
- snowy in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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