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- [nahy-vuh l]
- /ˈnaɪ vəl/
- /ˈnaɪ.vəl/
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- [nahy-vuh l]
- /ˈnaɪ vəl/
Definitions of nival word
- adjective nival of or growing in snow: nival flora. 1
- noun nival Of, relating to, or characteristic of a region of perpetual snow. 1
- adjective nival of or growing in or under snow 0
- adjective nival of, or growing in or under, snow 0
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Origin of nival
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Latin nivālis of, belonging to snow, snowy, equivalent to niv- (stem of nix) snow + -ālis -al1
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Parts of speech for Nival
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nival popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
nival usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nival
adjective nival
- stormy — affected, characterized by, or subject to storms; tempestuous: a stormy sea.
- wintry — of or characteristic of winter: wintry blasts; wintry skies.
- fluffy — of, resembling, or covered with fluff.
- niveous — resembling snow, especially in whiteness; snowy.
- pure — free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.