How to pronounce niveous
American English pronunciation
NIV-ee-us
- IPA
- /ˈnɪvi.əs/
- Syllables
- NIV · ee · us (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What niveous means
White like fresh snow
In a sentence: The cat's niveous fur made her hard to spot in the snowy yard.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning snowy, from the Latin word for snow.
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