winter wonderland

Frosted magical landscape

A winter wonderland is a landscape transformed by snow and ice into something magical—sparkling frost, pristine white expanses, perhaps icicles and evergreens.

The phrase evokes the idealized winter of holiday cards and Christmas songs rather than the gray slush of actual winter: We woke up to a winter wonderland after the overnight storm.

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frost · frosty morning · polar lights · skiing · enchanted · snowball fights · serenity · icicles · tranquility · whimsy · magic · snowboarding · storybook · New Year's Eve · ice skating · snowdrifts · Narnia · holiday lights

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seasonal setting

winter wonderlandtropical paradise

Idyllic warm coastal locale

beach resort · summer retreat · desert oasis · beach vacation · Caribbean island

climate extremity

winter wonderlandsweltering heat

Extremely high temperature

arid landscape · Death Valley · Sahara Desert · dust bowl

aesthetic/emotional tone

winter wonderlanddesolate landscape

Uninhabited, barren terrain

urban blight

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winter, wonderland

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G