How do you pronounce snowy?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsnoʊi/.

Where does snowy come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

snowy

/ˈsnoʊi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: snow-y
IPA: /ˈsnoʊi/

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Meaning

adj

Marked by snow; characterized by snow.

adj

Covered with snow; snow-covered; besnowed.

adj

Snow-white in color; white as snow.

noun

Synonym of snowy owl.

Informal

noun

Synonym of snowy egret.

Informal

name

A common name for a white dog

Example Sentences

"snowy day"
"snowy picture on the television"
"snowy hillside"
"So we continue climbing to the saddle of the Kleine Scheidegg, where ahead there comes into view the wide expanse of the Grindelwald valley, backed by the snowy crown of the Wetterhorn."
"A man got up in all the outward trappings of a gentleman: an extensive display of snowy linen, unimpeachable tailoring, ganté, botté, in perfection; nothing overdone."
"Disgusted with the world and worldlings, I drove down to an estate of my father's, in Suffolk, determined to “misanthropise” and be romantic ; but all my plans were disconcerted by the “Large blue eyes, fair locks, and snowy hands” of Miss Emily Hathenden, whose estate bordered on my own."

Etymology

From Middle English snowy, snawy; from Old English snāwiġ. By surface analysis, snow + -y.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: snowy, snāwiġ

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsnoʊi/
British English: /ˈsnəʊi/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

snowier (comparative) snowiest (superlative) snowies (plural)

Derived Forms

snowily snowiness snowyish unsnowy

Phrases

snowy albatross snowy angle snowy auk snowy barbet snowy bolete snowy bumble bee snowy campion snowy cinquefoil

Synonyms

niveous snowy owl snowy egret snow-white snow-clad snow-covered white

Rhymes With

joey chloe zoe bowie zoey showy zooey hoey doughy lowy blowy slowey