wintery
Like December weather
Wintery describes weather or conditions characteristic of winter—cold, snowy, bleak.
A wintery mix combines rain, sleet, and snow.
The word extends to atmosphere and mood: a wintery landscape, a wintery expression.
Also spelled wintry, which is more common.
Precipitation of frozen crystals
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- flurriesBrief, light precipitation
- snowflakesFrozen precipitation crystals
- powderFine dry particles
drifts · snowstorm · whiteout · sleet · icicles · snowpack · frost · snowman
Extremely and intensely cold
bitter · biting · nippy · glacial · arctic · polar · subzero · chill
Winter nativity celebration
- carolsFestive religious songs
- hollySpiny-leaved winter shrub
- eggnogSweetened dairy holiday drink
- SantaMythical Christmas gift-bringer
mistletoe · gingerbread · stockings · ornaments · tinsel · wreath · nutcracker · sleigh
Day of maximum tilt
- hibernationProlonged winter dormancy
- dormancySuspended biological activity
- migrationMovement to new territory
- shorter daysReduced sunlit hours
deciduous · evergreen · woolen · layering · equinox · frost heave · frozen ground · woodsmoke
snowfall
Precipitation of frozen crystals
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- flurriesBrief, light precipitation
- snowflakesFrozen precipitation crystals
powder · drifts · snowstorm · whiteout · sleet · icicles · snowpack · frost · snowman · snowball
frigid
Extremely and intensely cold
icy · bitter · biting · nippy · glacial · arctic · polar · subzero · chill · shiver
desolate
Bleak and abandoned
grim · gloomy · somber · dismal · forlorn · bare · leafless · dormant · grey · overcast
Christmas
Winter nativity celebration
Santa · mistletoe · gingerbread · stockings · ornaments · tinsel · wreath · nutcracker · sleigh · reindeer
solstice
Day of maximum tilt
- hibernationProlonged winter dormancy
- dormancySuspended biological activity
- migrationMovement to new territory
shorter days · deciduous · evergreen · woolen · layering · equinox · frost heave · frozen ground · woodsmoke
winterybalmy
Mildly warm, soothing
warm · tropical · hot · sultry · sweltering
winterylush
Richly abundant in growth
verdant · blooming · green · flourishing · sun-drenched
- winter coatInsulated cold-season outerwear
- winter sportsAthletic pursuits in cold
- winter breakSchool pause in December
- winter bootsInsulated seasonal footwear
- winter weatherSeasonal cold and precipitation
- winter wonderlandPicturesque snowy scene
winter, wintertime, winters, wintering, midwinter, winterize, wintertimes, winterizing, winterized