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View synonyms for niveous

niveous

[ niv-ee-uhs ]

adjective

  1. resembling snow, especially in whiteness; snowy.

niveous

/ ˈnɪvɪəs /

adjective

  1. resembling snow, esp in colour

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Word 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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of niveous1

C17: from Latin niveus, from nix snow

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Example Sentences

So Cinaber becomes red by the acide exhalation of sulphur, which otherwise presents a pure and niveous white.

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