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niveous

adjective/ˈnɪviəs/

C2CEFR level
98/100Rarity: very rare
LiteraryRegister

Snowy or resembling snow in whiteness.

By dawn the fields were niveous, every furrow smoothed under a flawless white sheet.

Similar: snowy, snow-white, pure white

Origin: From Latin niveus, from nix 'snow'.

Topic: colour / weather in General English

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