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

His Instagram account showed pictures of snowy backdrops and time spent with family and friends. —Luke Smith, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026

Even the chilly and snowy Northeast will see highs in the 60s and 70s this coming weekend. —Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026

Residents of Syracuse, New York — America’s snowiest city — once barraged a service hotline with street neglect complaints during blizzards, even if plows had passed two hours earlier but the work was hidden by fresh snow. —Jeff McMurray, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026

We’re used to seeing these big, snowy mountains, with ski lines going down them. —Frederick Dreier, Outside, 3 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