Antonyms for wintriness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : win-tree
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɪn tri


Definition of wintriness

Origin :
  • Old English wintrig; see winter + -y (2); "but modern use a new formation" [OED].
  • As in frigidness : noun extreme cold
  • As in frostiness : noun frigidness
  • As in gelidity : noun frigidness
  • As in gelidness : noun frigidness
  • As in iciness : noun frigidness
  • As in cold : noun frigid conditions
Example sentences :
  • They felt the death again, a whole field laid low by one stroke, and wintriness in the season of glad life.
  • Extract from : « The Amazing Marriage, Complete » by George Meredith
  • The hills that fringed the city were ragged in their wintriness, and ash-dark with the thickening dusk.
  • Extract from : « The Tempering » by Charles Neville Buck

Synonyms for wintriness

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