mittened

Wearing hand warmers

Mittened means wearing mittens or, less commonly, covered as if by mittens.

The word appears most often in descriptions of hands: Her mittened hand waved from the car window.

It can also describe a clumsy or muffled quality, as mittens reduce dexterity: He made a mittened attempt at the doorknob.

handwear

gloved

Wearing hand coverings

woolen · fleece-lined · fingerless · palm · thumbhole · yarn · cable-knit · felted · wristband · cuff

warmth

snug

Comfortably close-fitting

cozy · warm · padded · lined · protected · bundled · comfortable · soft · plush · cashmere

winter

snowball

Compressed winter precipitation

frostbite · blizzard · ice-skating · cold · frozen · snowy · chilly · frost · icicle · fireplace

childlike

clumsy

Lacking physical coordination

zipping · grasping · clutching · waving · reaching · patting · lost · mismatched · hand-holding · pudgy

Opposites
hand covering

mittenedbare-handed

Without hand coverings

barehanded · gloveless · uncovered · ungloved · exposed

Phrases
Family

mitten, mittens

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