snowy

adjective

ˈsnō-ē 

snowier; snowiest

1

a

: composed of snow or melted snow

b

: marked by or covered with snow

2

a

: whitened by snow

b

: snow-white

snowily

ˈsnō-ə-lē 

adverb

snowiness

ˈsnō-ē-nəs 

noun

Examples of snowy in a Sentence

This is the snowiest winter in years.

Recent Examples on the Web

In California, these are winter sports, which is impractical in snowy areas like Tahoe and presents travel safety concerns. —Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Dec. 2025

The last time the metro had an inch or more of snow on Christmas morning was in 2022, and the snowiest Christmas morning was back in 1918, when there were 10 inches of snow on the ground. —Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025

Cold and snowy weather has lingered across much of the US since Thanksgiving, but an upcoming pattern change could melt away any chances of a white Christmas for many. —Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025

However, the pattern that brought such cold and occasionally snowy weather to the Mid-Atlantic is beginning to relax. —Cutter Martin, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing snowy

• snowy egret
• snowy owl
• snowy plover

Rhymes for snowy

• chloe
• doughy
• joey
• lowy
• showy

Kids Definition

snowy

adjective

ˈsnō-ē 

snowier; snowiest

1

: marked by or covered with snow

a snowy day

snowy mountaintops

2

a

: whitened by or as if by snow

an orchard snowy with apple blossoms

b

: snow-white

Geographical Definition

Snowy

geographical name

river 278 miles (447 kilometers) long in southeastern Australia flowing from the Snowy Mountains in southeastern New South Wales to the Pacific in southeastern Victoria