Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snow-white

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.60 in modern English

Syllables: snow-white
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

As white as snow; exceptionally white.

noun

A Caucasian person, especially a woman.

Offensive; Slang

Example Sentences

"One day he wandered to the banks of the Rhine. On its discolored waters swam a snow-white swan, playfully pulling at the rope which bound a small skiff to the shore."
"It was also a delight to see a racially mixed band from Boston. Too bad that the crowd was snow white. We've all still got a helluva long way to go."

Etymology

From Middle English snow whit, snowe-white, snouwite, snawhwit, from Old English snāwhwīt, from Proto-West Germanic *snaiwhwīt, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwahwītaz; equivalent to snow + white. Cognate with Dutch sneeuwwit (“snow-white”), German schneeweiß (“snow-white”), Swedish snövit (“snow-white”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: snow whit, snāwhwīt, *snaiwhwīt, *snaiwahwītaz

Usage

Inflected Forms

snow-whites (plural)

Phrases

Snow White snow-whiteness

Synonyms

lily-white niveous snowy

Antonyms

coal black coal-black coalblack

Questions

What does snow-white mean?: As white as snow; exceptionally white.
Where does snow-white come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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