Snowy

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /snəʊi/

Origin

From Old English snāwiġ, corresponding to snow + -y.

Full definition of snowy

Adjective

1. Covered with snow.snowy hills
2. Resembling snow.a snowy beard
3. When snow is falling.a snowy day

Synonyms

• (covered with snow): besnowed, snow-covered
• (white as snow): (as) white as snow, snow-white

Derived terms

• snowily
• snowiness
• snowy auk
• snowy egret
• snowy falcon
• snowy hare
• snowy heron
• snowyish
• snowy lemming
• Snowy Mountains
• snowy orchid
• snowy owl
• snowy pear
• snowy petrel
• snowy plover
• Snowy River
• snowy tree cricket