Meanings
alternative snowcapped
- not comparableCovered with snow at the top, especially of a hill or mountain.
snow-capped peaks
2 more examples
In the current era of global warming, Mount Kilimanjaro is no longer permanently snow-capped.
But the adventurous visitor only needs to travel just a few hours north of the capital to find a less crowded city, where culinary delicacies can be eaten against the backdrop of a snow-capped, active volcano.
2025 April 8, Joshua Korber Hoffman, “The ‘Shinkansen kiss’: Japan’s little-known rail spectacle that attracts trainspotters from around the world”, in CNNSynonyms: snowtopped
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCovered with snow at the top, especially of a hill or mountain.
Translations
Ancient Greek ἀκρονιφής
- ἀκρονιφής (akroniphḗs)covered with snow at the top
Dutch sneeuwbedekt, met besneeuwde top
- sneeuwbedektcovered with snow at the top
- met besneeuwde topcovered with snow at the top
- besneeuwdcovered with snow at the top
Finnish lumihuippuinen
- lumihuippuinencovered with snow at the top
French enneigé, au sommet enneigé
- enneigécovered with snow at the top
- au sommet enneigécovered with snow at the top
- au sommet couvert de neigecovered with snow at the top
German schneebedeckt
- schneebedecktcovered with snow at the top
Greek χιονοσκεπής
- χιονοσκεπής (chionoskepís)covered with snow at the top
Italian innevato, coperto di neve
- innevatocovered with snow at the top
- coperto di nevecovered with snow at the top
Norwegian Bokmål snøkledd, snøkledt
- snøkleddcovered with snow at the top
- snøkledtcovered with snow at the top
Polish ośnieżony, zaśnieżony
- ośnieżonycovered with snow at the top
- zaśnieżonycovered with snow at the top
Romanian înzăpezit
- înzăpezitcovered with snow at the top
Russian засне́женный
- засне́женный (zasnéžennyj)covered with snow at the top
Cite this entry
snow-capped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow-capped
“snow-capped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow-capped. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snow-capped,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow-capped.
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