Synonyms for
Snowy
Definition
covered with or characterized by snow
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- light snowy
- heavy snowy
- snowy owl
- snowy landscape
- snowy weather
- snowy day
- snowy peaks
Word family
Usage note
While 'snowy' primarily describes the presence of snow, it can also be used metaphorically for anything white and soft like snow.
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Example sentences
- The snowy owl is a beautiful bird with white feathers.
- We had to wear warm clothes because it was a snowy day outside.
- The snowmen looked very cute with their snowy hats and scarfs.
- The ski resort was closed due to the heavy snowy weather.
- The snowy landscape was breathtakingly beautiful.
Quotes
Snow provokes responses that reach right back to childhood. - Andy Goldsworthy
The snow doesn't give a soft white damn whom it touches. - E.E. Cummings
A snow day literally and figuratively falls from the sky, unbidden, and seems like a thing of wonder. - Susan Orlean