niveous

[ niv-ee-uh s ]

/ ˈnɪv i əs /

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adjective

resembling snow, especially in whiteness; snowy.

Words related to niveous

wintry, stormy, fluffy, pure, soft, spotless, white, nival

Words nearby niveous

niuean, niuzhuang, nival, nivation, niven, niveous, nivernais, nivkh, nivôse, nix, nixer

Origin of niveous

1615–25; < Latin niveus snowy, snow-white, of, from snow, equivalent to niv- (stem of nix) snow + -eus -eous

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British Dictionary definitions for niveous

niveous

/ (ˈnɪvɪəs) /

adjective

resembling snow, esp in colour

Word Origin for niveous

C17: from Latin niveus, from nix snow

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