Synonyms for

Wintry

Verb / ˈwɪntri: / Another word for wintry — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

relating to winter; characteristic of winter

Synonyms & similar words

wintery vernal glacial icy frigid frozen frosty cold chilly frosty icy snowy blustery brisk freezing gelid glacial nippy polar stormy wintery arctic sub-zero subfreezing hypothermal numbing shivery

Example sentences

  1. The wintry wind made my nose feel cold.
  2. We bundled up in our warmest clothes for the wintry weather.
  3. The trees were covered in wintry frost.
  4. The pond was frozen solid due to the wintry temperatures.
  5. The wintry landscape was beautiful to see.

Quotes

  • The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found? - J.B. Priestley
  • Winter is not a season, it's a celebration. - Anamika Mishra
  • Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home. - Edith Sitwell

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