snowy
pronunciation
How to pronounce snowy in British English:
UK [ˈsnəʊi]
How to pronounce snowy in American English:
US [ˈsnoʊi]
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- Adjective:
- marked by the presence of snow
- covered with snow
- the white color of snow
Word Origin
- snowy (adj.)
- Old English snawig; see snow (n.) + -y (2). Related: Snowiness. Similar formation in Middle Low German sneig, Old High German snewac, German schneeig, Old Norse snæugr, Swedish snögig, Danish sneig.
Example
- 1. Or you can opt to fly barn owls and snowy owls .
- 2. And on one snowy night in anchorage , matsuhisa literally watched his dream go up in flames .
- 3. The trees were full of sweet-smelling , snowy - white flowers .
- 4. Sonnenbuehl , germany : a highland cow stands in a snowy pasture
- 5. Plenty of advertising campaigns have worked hard to remove the stigma attached to the shampoo being synonymous with having snowy shoulders .