wintry (redirected from wintriness)

win·try  (wntr) also win·ter·y (wnt-r)

adj. win·tri·er also win·ter·i·er, win·tri·est also win·ter·i·est

1. Belonging to or characteristic of winter; cold.

2. Suggestive of winter, as in cheerlessness or coldness: a wintry welcome.

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wintri·ly adv.

wintri·ness n.

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wintry

Adjective

[-trier, -triest]

1. of or characteristic of winter: a cold wintry day

2. cold or unfriendly: a wintry smile

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	wintry - characteristic of or occurring in winter; "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses" wintery autumnal - of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn; "the autumnal equinox"; "autumnal fruits" summery - belonging to or characteristic of or occurring in summer; "summery weather"; "summery dresses" vernal - of or characteristic of or occurring in spring; "the vernal equinox"
	2.	wintry - devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" frosty, icy, glacial, frigid, frozen cold - extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion; "a cold unfriendly nod"; "a cold and unaffectionate person"; "a cold impersonal manner"; "cold logic"; "the concert left me cold"

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wintry

adjective 1. cold, freezing, frozen, harsh, icy, chilly, snowy, frosty, hibernal << OPPOSITE warm

adjective 2. unfriendly, cold, cool, remote, distant, bleak, chilly, frigid, cheerless

Translations

wintry [ˈwɪntrɪ] adj → invernal

wintry [ˈwɪntrɪ] adj → hivernal(e)

wintry [ˈwɪntrɪ] winter adj [weather, day] → winterlich, Winter-

wintry [ˈwɪntrɪ] adj → invernale