snow-white

Meaning

Adj

As white as snow; exceptionally white.

Noun

A Caucasian person, especially a woman.

Synonyms

snowy

snowy white

dazzling white

niveous

pure

shining

white as snow

chalky white

clearly white

real white

as white as snow

as white snow

immaculate

lily-white

Translations

schneeweiß

schlohweiß

bembeyaz

blanco como la nieve

sneeuwwit

kreideweiss

schneeweiss

niveo

candido

blanc comme neige

blütenweiß

níveo

apak

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: snow whit

Inherited from Old English: snāwhwīt

Cognate with Dutch: sneeuwwit

Cognate with German: schneeweiß

Cognate with Swedish: snövit

In summary

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”).