definitions

hiemal

[ hahy-uh-muh l ]
/ ˈhaɪ ə məl /
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adjective

of or relating to winter; wintry.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

hidy, hidy-hole, hie, hielamon, hieland, hiemal, hier-, hieracosphinx, hierarch, hierarchal, hierarchic

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
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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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Word Origin and History for hiemal

hiemal

adj.

"pertaining to winter," 1550s, from Latin hiems "winter" (see hibernation).

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