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- [win-tree]
- /ˈwɪn tri/
- /ˈwɪn.tri/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [win-tree]
- /ˈwɪn tri/
Definitions of wintry word
- adjective wintry of or characteristic of winter: wintry blasts; wintry skies. 1
- adjective wintry resembling winter weather; having snow, frost, cold, storms, etc.: We had wintry weather well into May last year. 1
- adjective wintry suggestive of winter, as in lack of warmth or cheer: a wintry manner. 1
- noun wintry Characteristic of winter, especially in feeling or looking very cold and bleak. 1
- adjective wintry reminiscent of winter 1
- adjective wintry grey, bleak, stark 1
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Origin of wintry
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 Wintry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wintry 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wintry
adjective wintry
- chilly — Something that is chilly is unpleasantly cold.
- cold — Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable.
- bracing — If you describe something, especially a place, climate, or activity as bracing, you mean that it makes you feel fresh and full of energy.
- freezing — (of temperatures) approaching, at, or below the freezing point.
- icy — made of, full of, or covered with ice: icy roads.
Antonyms for wintry
adjective wintry
- summery — of, like, or appropriate for summer: summery weather; a summery dress.
- cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
- friendly — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
- heated — made hot or hotter; warmed.
- hot — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
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