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There is something dark and wintry about the atmosphere of the later Middle Ages.
Lytton Strachey

Meaning of "wintry" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WINTRY

wintry  [ˈwɪntrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WINTRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wintry is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WINTRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

wintry

Winter

Winter is the coldest season of the year in temperate climates, between autumn and spring. It is caused by the axis of the Earth in the respective hemisphere being oriented away from the Sun. Different cultures define different dates as the start of winter, and some use a definition based on weather, but when it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa. In many regions, winter is associated with snow and freezing temperatures. At the winter solstice, the days are shortest and the nights are longest, with days lengthening as the season progresses after the solstice.

Definition of wintry in the English dictionary

The definition of wintry in the dictionary is of or characteristic of winter. Other definition of wintry is lacking cheer or warmth; bleak.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WINTRY


Aintree
ˈeɪntrɪ
back-country
ˈbækˌkʌntrɪ
carpentry
ˈkɑːpɪntrɪ
chantry
ˈtʃɑːntrɪ
country
ˈkʌntrɪ
Coventry
ˈkɒvəntrɪ
Daventry
ˈdævəntrɪ
dysentery
ˈdɪsəntrɪ
entry
ˈɛntrɪ
gantry
ˈɡæntrɪ
gentry
ˈdʒɛntrɪ
infantry
ˈɪnfəntrɪ
north-country
ˈnɔːθˌkʌntrɪ
pageantry
ˈpædʒəntrɪ
pantry
ˈpæntrɪ
passementerie
pæsˈmɛntrɪ
pedantry
ˈpɛdəntrɪ
re-entry
riːˈɛntrɪ
sentry
ˈsɛntrɪ
vintry
ˈvɪntrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WINTRY

winterization
winterize
winterkill
winterkilling
winterless
winterliness
winterly
Winterthur
wintertide
wintertime
winterweight
wintery
Winthrop
wintle
Winton
wintrier
wintriest
wintrily
wintriness
winy

WORDS THAT END LIKE WINTRY

back country
cross-country
developing country
go to the country
high country
hill country
home country
host country
landed gentry
light infantry
New Country
North Country
old country
the Black Country
the country
the King Country
the North Country
the West Country
unknown country
West Country

Synonyms and antonyms of wintry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WINTRY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «wintry» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of wintry

Translation of «wintry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WINTRY

Find out the translation of wintry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wintry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wintry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

寒冬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

invernal
570 millions of speakers

English

wintry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सर्द
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شتوي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зимний
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

invernal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিরানন্দ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hivernal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Musim sejuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

winterlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

冬の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

겨울
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wintry
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

như mùa đông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குளிர்கால
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हिवाळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

buz gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

invernale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zimowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зимовий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de iarnă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χειμερινές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

winter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vintriga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vinterlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wintry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WINTRY»

The term «wintry» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.375 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WINTRY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «wintry» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «wintry» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wintry

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4 QUOTES WITH «WINTRY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wintry.
1
Sam Abell
'Woman on the Plaza,' with its distinct horizon, snow-like surfaces, wintry wall, stunning sunlight, sharp shadows, and hurrying figure, would become the most biographical of my photographs - an abstract image of the landscape and life of northern Ohio where I grew up and first practiced photography.
2
Honor Blackman
Apart from anything else, I find boots are too hot except in wintry weather. At home I usually wear a sweater, shirt and slacks.
3
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
The final cover for 'Heroes Are My Weakness' feels exactly right. It reflects the cold, wintry setting of an isolated island off the coast of Maine and the feisty spirit of a heroine who refuses to give up, even when the odds are stacked against her.
4
Lytton Strachey
There is something dark and wintry about the atmosphere of the later Middle Ages.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WINTRY»

Discover the use of wintry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wintry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Wintry Night
An epic spanning more than half a century of Taiwan's history, this breathtaking historical novel traces the fortunes of the Pengs, a family of Hakka Chinese settlers, across three generations from the 1890s, just before Taiwan was ceded to ...
Qiao Li, 2013
2
One Wintry Night
Injured during a snowstorm, young Zeb Morris finds refuge in the mountain cabin his grandfather helped to build and is cared for by the current owner, a woman who shares with him the Christmas story, from Creation to Resurrection.
Ruth Bell Graham, 2012
3
Annie and Snowball and the Wintry Freeze
In this Level 2 Ready-to-Read, Annie and Snowball and the Wintry Freeze, Annie’s dad wakes her up with news of a snow day.
Cynthia Rylant, 2011
4
Our Wintry Day Walk
A simple walk on a pristine winter day with a child can speak volumes about a respect for nature and love for that child.
Deena Bouknight, 2002
5
That Wintry Feeling
Debbie Macomber’s special warmth and heart shine in this tender story of letting love find its way home, now available for the first time as an eBook.
Debbie Macomber, 2014
6
Wintry Peacock
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
D. H. Lawrence, 2010
7
The Wintry Sea
Part of Croft-Cooke's series of autobiographical works, The Sensual World.The Author says, 'I have given this book its title because the words seem to fit each of the two journeys it records, journeys which, in the cant phrase of the ...
Rupert Croft-Cooke, 2011
8
Orwell: Wintry Conscience of a Generation
Drawing on the collected works of the visionary writer, as well as interviews with family and friends and unpublished materials in the Orwell Archive, the author paints a vivid portrait of the writer who penned, 1984 and other modern ...
Jeffrey Meyers, 2001
9
The Wintry Unraveling
Dirouhi is Armenian for Dorothy. This is the lady who shared the childhood stories, which filled her life with happiness.
Susan Harrison, 2013
10
Wintry Winds
Family saga that spans the period from the Civil War through the First World War and the 1920s.
‎2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WINTRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wintry is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Triangle schools consider make-up days after wintry weather
Raleigh, N.C. — After two weeks of winter weather and several canceled school days, many Triangle parents and students are wondering when they will have to ... «WRAL.com, Mar 15»
2
Wintry Mix Could Bring A Few More Inches of Snow
7News' Jeremy Reiner said expect a messy, wintry mix starting on Tuesday night. It will start as snow and then change over to freezing rain and then rain early ... «Patch.com, Mar 15»
3
Met Éireann issues alert as wintry snap continues
Yesterday may have heralded the beginning of spring, according to some, but the weather will remain wintry due to a cold air mass from Canada bringing snow ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»
4
East Midlands Weather: Cold with wintry showers overnight and on …
Rain or sleet, with some snow on the Derbyshire hills will quickly clear east this evening to give some clear spells and a frost overnight. However the odd wintry ... «ITV News, Mar 15»
5
Record cold temps or wintry mix storms in much of US
The wintry weather showed no sign of letting up: Especially in the South, many folks braced for more storms later this week. Here's a look at what was happening ... «CBS News, Feb 15»
6
Forecasters issue wintry weather outlook, watch for Arkansas
The outlook covers much of the state and does not project any additional wintry precipitation through Tuesday night. Many roadways remain icy after 2-3 inches ... «THV 11, Feb 15»
7
Snow and wintry showers forecast in the South-East
Some wintry showers possible by dawn. Minimum Temperature 1C. Monday will be cold and rather windy with sunny spells and occasional showers. «getreading, Feb 15»
8
Wintry blast brings snow across the country
A wintry blast brought a covering of snow to many parts of the UK on Saturday morning but forecasters have warned more substantial falls are on their way for ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
9
Wintry mix could bring more travel issues
Cold conditions caused travel issues Friday morning. A wintry mix will move in later today and it could cause more problems. More · LIVE WEATHER, TRAFFIC ... «KMBC Kansas City, Feb 15»
10
D.C., Maryland prepare for wintry blast, possible snow
WASHINGTON (AP) - Officials in Washington and Maryland are gearing up for predicted bitter cold and possible rain-snow mixes in the region. D.C. Mayor ... «WJLA, Feb 15»

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