- Niveous
- Niveous Niv"e*ous, a. [L. niveus, fr. nix, nivis, snow.] Snowy; resembling snow; partaking of the qualities of snow. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
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Niveous
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niveous — [niv′ē əs] adj. [L niveus, snowy: see NIVAL] snowy; snowlike … English World dictionary
niveous — ˈnivēəs adjective Etymology: Latin niveus, from niv , nix snow : of or relating to snow : resembling snow (as in whiteness) : snowy niveous rock a niveous landscape … Useful english dictionary
niveous — adj. [L. niveus, snow] Resembling the color of snow … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
niveous — /niv ee euhs/, adj. resembling snow, esp. in whiteness; snowy. [1615 25; < L niveus snowy, snow white, of, from snow, equiv. to niv (s. of nix) snow + eus EOUS] * * * … Universalium
niveous — adjective /ˈnɪviəs/ Snowy; resembling snow … Wiktionary
niveous — snowy; white Colour Terms … Phrontistery dictionary
niveous — [ nɪvɪəs] adjective literary snowy; like snow. Origin C17: from L. niveus (from nix, niv snow ) + ous … English new terms dictionary
niveous — niv·e·ous … English syllables
niveous — Snow like or resembling snow … Grandiloquent dictionary
niveous — /ˈnɪviəs/ (say niveeuhs) adjective snowy; resembling snow. {Latin niveus} …
