niveous

niv·e·ous

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [niv-ee-uh s]
- /ˈnɪv i əs/
- /nˈaɪviəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [niv-ee-uh s]
- /ˈnɪv i əs/

Definitions of niveous word

adjective niveous resembling snow, especially in whiteness; snowy. 1
noun niveous Snowy or resembling snow. 1
adjective niveous resembling snow, esp in colour 0
adjective niveous snowy; snowlike 0

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Origin of niveous

First appearance:

before 1615

One of the 41% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Niveous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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niveous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for niveous

adjective niveous

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.
nival — of or growing in snow: nival flora.
pure — free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.

All 9 Synonyms of niveous