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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

white as driven snow

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables
white as -driven s-now
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

extremely white; totally white (of a color).

Etymology

According to Gary Martin, the term refers to "snow that has blown into drifts and is untrodden and clean" and is recorded as early as 1611.

Inflected Forms

white as the driven snow (alternative)

Phrases

pure as driven snow white as snow snow-white

Frequently Paired Words

pure as driven snow white as snow snow-white

Questions

What does white as driven snow mean?
extremely white; totally white (of a color).
Where does white as driven snow come from?
According to Gary Martin, the term refers to "snow that has blown into drifts and is untrodden and clean" and is recorded as early as 1611.

How to pronounce white as driven snow

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