winteriest
Peak cold season
Winteriest is the superlative form of wintery (or wintry), describing what is most characteristic of winter—coldest, bleakest, or most severe.
December was the winteriest month anyone could remember.
The word is uncommon, as speakers typically prefer phrases like "most wintry" or simply "coldest."
Of extreme northern cold
- glacialOf frozen rivers
- subzeroBelow the freezing point
- freezingExtremely cold
- frigidExtremely and intensely cold
polar · icy · frozen · bitter · numbing · chilly · snowbound · permafrost
Bleak and abandoned
forlorn · somber · gloomy · dismal · melancholy · cheerless · uninviting · foreboding
Inactive, sluggish state
- dormancySuspended biological activity
- denPrivate room or lair
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
insulation · lethargy · dormant · slumber · overwintering · huddling · migration · fat reserves
Frozen fog deposit
- rimeGranular ice deposit
- iciclesFrozen hanging water formations
- sleetPartly frozen precipitation
- frostworkOrnate ice crystal formations
ice crystals · frozen dew · glaze · black ice · frost patterns · frost heave · ice fog
Quick and invigorating
- invigoratingImparting fresh energy
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
- refreshingPleasingly restorative
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
snappy · keen · clear · bright · sparkling · energizing · exhilarating · clean
Year's minimum daylight
- longest nightMaximum darkness period yearly
- DecemberYear's final month
- paganNon-mainstream religion follower
- StonehengePrehistoric megalithic circle
Saturnalia · rebirth · ancestral · celebration · rituals · traditions · astronomical · celestial
arctic
Of extreme northern cold
frigid · polar · icy · frozen · bitter · numbing · chilly · snowbound · permafrost · frostbitten
desolate
Bleak and abandoned
grim · forlorn · somber · gloomy · dismal · melancholy · cheerless · uninviting · foreboding · harsh
torpor
Inactive, sluggish state
survival · insulation · lethargy · dormant · slumber · overwintering · huddling · migration · fat reserves · shelter
hoarfrost
Frozen fog deposit
frostwork · ice crystals · frozen dew · glaze · black ice · frost patterns · frost heave · ice fog
brisk
Quick and invigorating
- invigoratingImparting fresh energy
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
- refreshingPleasingly restorative
sharp · snappy · keen · clear · bright · sparkling · energizing · exhilarating · clean · fresh
shortest day
Year's minimum daylight
- longest nightMaximum darkness period yearly
- DecemberYear's final month
- paganNon-mainstream religion follower
Stonehenge · Saturnalia · rebirth · ancestral · celebration · rituals · traditions · astronomical · celestial
winter, wintry, wintertime, midwinter, wintery, winterize, winterish, wintertimes, winterizing