| ADJECTIVE | all | wintry, wintery | characteristic of or occurring in winter |
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| all | wintry, frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy | devoid of warmth and cordiality |
| Sounds | wih'ntriy | |
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| Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 427 rhymes with riy... | |
| Meaning | characteristic of or occurring in winter. | |
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| Synonym | wintery | |
| Narrower | brumal, hibernal, hiemal | characteristic of or relating to winter |
| winter-blooming, winter-flowering | Of plants that bloom during the winter | |
| Opposite | autumnal | Of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn |
| summery | belonging to or characteristic of or occurring in summer | |
| vernal | Of or characteristic of or occurring in spring | |
| Nouns | winter | the coldest season of the year |
| Meaning | Devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain. | |
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| Example | "wintry smile" | |
| Synonyms | frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy | |
| Broader | cold | Extended meanings |
| Catalan | fred, glacial | |
| Spanish | frío, glacial | |