wintery

/'wintri/ Cách viết khác : (wintry) /'wintri/

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Definition

Adjective: 1. Characteristic of winter; cold, bleak, or desolate: Describes weather, conditions, or appearances that are typical of the winter season, often involving cold temperatures, frost, snow, or a lack of warmth and color. 2. (Figurative) Lacking warmth or cheer; unfriendly: Describes a manner, atmosphere, or expression that is cold, distant, or unwelcoming.

Usage

• Use "wintery" to describe the physical conditions of the season.
  • Example: We drove through wintery mountain passes.
• Use "wintery" figuratively to describe a cold, unfriendly feeling.
  • Example: She gave him a wintery smile.

Examples

• The landscape was transformed into a wintery scene overnight.
• A harsh, wintery wind blew from the north.
• His wintery demeanor made it difficult to approach him.

Advanced Usage

• "wintery mix": A meteorological term for precipitation containing a mixture of rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow.
  • Example: The forecast calls for a wintery mix, so driving may be hazardous.

Variants and Related Words

• Wintry (adj): The more common spelling variant, identical in meaning to "wintery".
  • Example: wintry conditions.
• Winter (n): The season.
• Winterize (v): To prepare something (like a house or car) for winter conditions.
• Winterly (adj/adv): An archaic or literary form meaning "of or like winter".

Synonyms

• Cold: Of a low temperature.
• Bleak: Cold and miserable; lacking in warmth or hope.
• Frosty: Very cold with frost; or figuratively, unfriendly.
• Snowy: Abounding in or covered with snow.

Antonyms

• Summery: Characteristic of or suitable for summer.
• Balmy: Pleasantly warm.
• Warm: Having or giving out a moderate degree of heat.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. characteristic of or occurring in winter
   • suffered severe wintry weather
   • brown wintry grasses

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