NIVEOUS Definition & Meaning

View synonyms for

niveous

[ niv-ee-uhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

resembling snow, especially in whiteness; snowy.

niveous

/ ˈ��ɪ��ɪə�� /

adjective

resembling snow, esp in colour

Discover More

�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of niveous¹

1615–25; < Latin niveus snowy, snow-white, of, from snow, equivalent to niv- (stem of nix ) snow + -eus -eous

Discover More

�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of niveous¹

C17: from Latin niveus, from nix snow

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

They drove up and down the niveous and tortuous hills in and out of the town.

From

"Yes, my dear daughter," said her venerable son-in-law, running his fingers through his niveous thatch, "he was the first of the time- wasting Van Winkles."

From

Her niveous limbs just stood out awkwardly and she did not know what to do.

From

Related �y��vlogs

Browse