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- [win-tree]
- /ˈwɪn tri/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [win-tree]
- /ˈwɪn tri/
Definitions of wintriness word
- adjective wintriness of or characteristic of winter: wintry blasts; wintry skies. 1
- adjective wintriness resembling winter weather; having snow, frost, cold, storms, etc.: We had wintry weather well into May last year. 1
- adjective wintriness suggestive of winter, as in lack of warmth or cheer: a wintry manner. 1
- noun wintriness The state or quality of being wintry. 1
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Origin of wintriness
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Old English wintrig (not recorded in ME); see winter, -y1
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Parts of speech for Wintriness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wintriness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
wintriness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wintriness
noun wintriness
- chilliness — The state or sensation of being chilly; a disagreeable sensation of coldness.
- coldness — having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
- bitterness — having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
- bleakness — bare, desolate, and often windswept: a bleak plain.
- frostiness — The quality of being frosty.
Antonyms for wintriness
noun wintriness
- warmth — the quality or state of being warm; moderate or gentle heat.
- heat — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
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