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Wintery

Wintry.

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Similar meaning 4

Brumal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to winter.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Brumal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to winter.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Hibernal 84% connected

Belonging or relating to winter; wintry; winterish.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Hibernal 84% connected

Belonging or relating to winter; wintry; winterish.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 2

Winter 74% connected

The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Winter 74% connected

The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Wintry 92% connected

Suitable to winter; resembling winter, or what belongs to winter; brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy; wintery.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Antonym 6

Autumnal 94% connected

Of, belonging to, or peculiar to, autumn; as, an autumnal tint; produced or gathered in autumn; as, autumnal fruits; flowering in autumn; as, an autu…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Autumnal 94% connected

Of, belonging to, or peculiar to, autumn; as, an autumnal tint; produced or gathered in autumn; as, autumnal fruits; flowering in autumn; as, an autu…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Summery 94% connected

Of or pertaining to summer; like summer; as, a summery day.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Summery 94% connected

Of or pertaining to summer; like summer; as, a summery day.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Vernal 94% connected

Of or pertaining to the spring; appearing in the spring; as, vernal bloom.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Vernal 94% connected

Of or pertaining to the spring; appearing in the spring; as, vernal bloom.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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