wintriest
Maximally cold, seasonally
Wintriest is the superlative of wintry—the most cold, bleak, or characteristic of winter.
It describes the harshest winter conditions or the most frigid demeanor: January brought the wintriest weather in decades.
She gave him her wintriest smile.
Extremely and intensely cold
- glacialOf frozen rivers
- freezingExtremely cold
- subzeroBelow the freezing point
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
polar · icy · bitter · chilly · nippy · gelid · numbing · bone-chilling
Bleak and abandoned
- barrenUnable to produce
- starkSevere and unadorned
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- inhospitableUnwelcoming, harsh to visitors
dreary · grim · cheerless · dismal · somber · forlorn · gloomy · uninviting
Frozen fog deposit
- rimeGranular ice deposit
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- glitteringShining with small flashes
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
snowflakes · sleet · icicles · sparkling · permafrost · silvered · glazed
frigid
Extremely and intensely cold
arctic · polar · icy · bitter · chilly · nippy · gelid · numbing · bone-chilling · crisp
desolate
Bleak and abandoned
inhospitable · dreary · grim · cheerless · dismal · somber · forlorn · gloomy · uninviting · mournful
hoarfrost
Frozen fog deposit
- rimeGranular ice deposit
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- glitteringShining with small flashes
frozen · snowflakes · sleet · icicles · sparkling · permafrost · silvered · glazed
snowbound
Confined by winter weather
- houseboundUnable to leave home
- shutteredClosed down permanently
- secludedSet apart, private
remote · cut-off · silent · still · quiet · hibernating · withdrawn · indoors · cocooned · sheltered
wintriestsummery
Characteristic of warm months
hottest · warmest · sweltering · sultry · tropical
wintriestspringlike
Resembling renewal season
lush · verdant · blooming · sun-drenched · vibrant
wintriestwarmest
Superlative of hot-adjacent
friendliest · sunniest · coziest · cheeriest