Snowy

Frosty proper noun

Snowy describes something covered with or characterized by snow: a snowy landscape, snowy weather.

It also means resembling snow—white, pure, or bright: snowy hair, snowy feathers.

A snowy day or region receives frequent snowfall.

The word carries connotations of winter, coldness, and pristine whiteness.

appearance

white

Absence of pigment

hoary · ashen · bleached · powdered · dusted · luminous · bright · sparkling · crystalline · glittering

landscape

blanket

Soft bed covering

glistening · peaks · tundra · alpine · slopes · drifts · frozen · terrain · fields · mountaintops

weather

blizzard

Violent prolonged snowstorm

flakes · powder · drift · sleet · wintry · hail · icy · cold · freezing · precipitation

animals

owl

Nocturnal feathered predator

plover · ptarmigan · ermine · arctic fox · sheepdog · white fur · camouflage · winter coat · polar · feathers

activity

skiing

Snow sport on runners

igloo · tubing · skating · toboggan · shoveling · plowing · salting · bundled · mittens · boots

Categories
Opposites
weather/precipitation condition

Snowysunny

Bright with daylight

clear · dry · arid · scorching · sweltering

color/visual appearance

Snowydark

Absence of light

black · jet-black · inky · sooty · dusky

temperature association

Snowyscorching

Extremely hot, burning

sweltering · tropical · summery · blazing · sultry

Phrases
Family

snow, snows, snowed, snowing, snowier, snowiest, snowiness, snowfall, snowflake

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G