hibernal

[hahy-bur-nl]

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adjective

of or relating to winter; wintry.

Origin of hibernal

1620–30; < Latin hībernālis, equivalent to hībern(us) wintry + -ālis -al¹; akin to hiems winter (see hiemal)

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Related Words for hibernal

desolate, frozen, freezing, chilly, icy, frigid, bleak, frosty, biting, cutting, dismal, harsh, raw, snappy, brumal, hibernal, hiemal, icebox

Examples from the Web for hibernal

Historical Examples of hibernal

An hibernal study of Arthropoda with reference to hibernation.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches
Louis M. Roth
The Antonovka and the Hibernal seem to be about the healthiest in this respect.
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916
Various
I have top-worked about forty varieties on the Virginia and some on Hibernal.
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916
Various
Here, in lower latitude, the rocks appear rather scorched by a torrid sun than lashed by winter rain and hibernal furies.
Unexplored Spain
Abel Chapman
The cave bear retired into the same retreats, but he probably only came there to pass the period of his hibernal sleep.
Primitive Man
Louis Figuier

British Dictionary definitions for hibernal

hibernal

adjective

of or occurring in winter

Word Origin for hibernal

C17: from Latin hībernālis, from hiems winter

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Word Origin and History for hibernal

adj.

1620s, from Latin hibernalis "wintry," from hibernus "of winter," from hiems "winter" (see hibernation).