wintry
English
/ˈwɪnt(ə)ɹɪ/, /ˈwɪnt(ə)ɹi/
adj
Definitions
- Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.
- Of precipitation, containing sleet or snow.
- Aged, white-haired.
- Chilling, cheerless.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English wintrig suffix from English winter.
Origin
English
winter
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Winterfest English
- bewinter English
- jacky winter English
- midwinter English
- nonwinter English
- overwinter English
- prewinter English
- twinter English
- unwintry English
- winter English
- winter storm English
- winter tire English
- winterberry English
- winterbourne English
- wintercreeper English
- wintercress English
- winterer English
- winterfat English
- winterful English
- wintergreen English
- winterhardy English
- winterhouse English
- winterise English
- winterish English
- winterization English
- winterize English
- winterkill English
- winterless English
- winterlike English
- winterlong English
- winterly English
- winterover English
- winterproof English
- wintersports English
- wintersweet English
- wintertide English
- wintertime English
- winterward English
- winterwear English
- winterweed English
- winterweight English
- wintrily English
- wintriness English
- wintrous English
- Winter German
- ウィンター Japanese
- winter Old English
- wintrig Old English
- winter Middle English
- ווינטער Yiddish
- winter
- twinter
- unwintry
- wintrous
- winterer
- bewinter
- winterly
- wintrily
- nonwinter
- prewinter
- midwinter
- winterise
- winterfat
- winterful
- winterish
- winterize
- Winterfest
- winterwear
- winterkill
- wintriness
- winterweed
- wintertide
- winterlike
- winterover
- wintertime
- overwinter
- winterless
- winterward
- winterlong
- wintersweet
- winterproof
- wintercress
- winterberry
- winterhardy
- winterhouse
- wintergreen
- winter tire
- winter storm
- jacky winter
- wintersports
- winterbourne
- winterweight
- winterization
- wintercreeper