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snowy

Pronunciation: /ˈsnəʊi/

The English word “snowy” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Marked by snow; characterized by snow.
  2. Covered with snow; snow-covered; besnowed.
  3. Snow-white in color; white as snow.

noun

  1. Synonym of snowy owl.
  2. Synonym of snowy egret.

Etymology

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

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