Synonyms of snow-whitenext
: white as snow

Examples of snow-white in a Sentence

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Vince Mulcahy, who sports a snow-white mustache and a slate-gray hunting vest, grew up in the Alaskan wilderness. Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2026 The two-mile loop takes between two and three hours to complete and provides expansive views of the rippling snow-white gypsum dunes. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026 Not with this Rollie, whose abyss-black or snow-white dial hosts three hands and hour markers that, like a bioluminescent deep-sea creature, emit a blue glow in the absence of light. Adam Erace, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026 The only guards on duty today are hat-tipping doormen ushering guests into snow-white corridors lined with gold. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026 On one side stood a dozen or so cages occupied by snow-white rats. Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026 To add to her icy look, her waterline and inner corners are brightened with a snow-white shadow and liner combo. Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 1 Feb. 2026 Bone-in ham steak flops over the rim of its plate, and the table surface is erased when an entrée’s sidekicks — yeast-fragrant rolls the size of baseballs, a green salad practically obscured by a snow-white dollop of the house dressing — are dropped off. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snow-white was before the 12th century

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“Snow-white.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snow-white. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

snow-white

adjective
ˈsnō-ˈhwīt
-ˈwīt
: white as snow

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