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hiemal

[ hahy-uh-muhl ]
/ ˈhaɪ ə məl /
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adjective
of or relating to winter; wintry.
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Origin of hiemal

1550–60; <Latin hiemālis pertaining to winter, equivalent to hiem(s) winter (akin to Greek chiṓn snow, cheimṓn winter, Sanskrit hima cold, frost, snow) + -ālis-al1; see hibernal

Words nearby hiemal

hidy, hidy-hole, hie, hielamon, hieland, hiemal, hier-, hieracosphinx, hierarch, hierarchical, hierarchism
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Words related to hiemal

bitter, bleak, brisk, chilled, cool, crisp, frigid, frosty, frozen, icy, intense, raw, snowy, wintry, chilly, desolate, arctic, cutting, hyperborean, icebox

British Dictionary definitions for hiemal

hiemal
/ (ˈhaɪəməl) /
adjective
a less common word for hibernal

Word Origin for hiemal

C16: from Latin hiems winter; see hibernate
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