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 the Army exercises that Probasco studied, the Maven Smart System could correctly identify a tank around 60% of the time, as compared to a human soldier's 84% accuracy, and that number dropped to just 30% in snowy weather. —Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026

Johnston had been posting photos to Facebook of their adventures, camping and traversing snowy mountain peaks. —Chris Lau, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026

Rachel and her fiancé, Nicky (Adam DiMarco), are engaged and on the way to his family’s cabin in the snowy woods to get married. —Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026

The cheers from that snowy day under the cavernous tent testified that an ownership culture can work wonders. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026

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