200+ Words To Describe Winter
A comprehensive list of adjectives and words to describe the winter season.
How Do You Describe Winter?
While summer is typically the warmest season, winter is usually the coldest.
In many parts of the world, winter is a time for snow and ice, making it difficult to get around outside. Or really fun if you like snowboarding, skiing etc!
Indoor activities are more common in winter, as people hunker down to stay warm. This can be a great time to catch up on reading, start a new project, or just spend time with family and friends.
The months of December, January, and February are typically considered to be winter months in the Northern Hemisphere, while June, July, and August are the winter months in the Southern Hemisphere.
No matter where you live in the world, though, there are certain things that are associated with wintertime.
The following list of words can help you describe winter, whether you love it or hate it.
List of Words To Describe Winter
- airports
- anorak
- après
- arctic
- avalanche
- balaclava
- bare
- beanies
- bears
- beautiful
- biting
- bitter
- black-ice
- blankets
- blast
- bleak
- blizzard
- blustery
- bobsledding
- bonfires
- boots
- boring
- brandy
- brisk
- bundle
- camping
- chili
- chills
- chilly
- chimney
- chopping
- chowder
- Christmas
- cinnamon
- clothes
- cloudy
- coats
- cocoa
- coffee
- cold
- comfort
- comforter
- couch
- coveralls
- cozy
- crisp
- danger
- dark
- depressing
- downpours
- dreary
- dumplings
- duvet
- ear-muffs
- eggnog
- elves
- enchanting
- evergreen
- expensive
- family
- festive
- fire
- fireplace
- fishing
- flannel
- fleece
- fluffy
- flurries
- foggy
- food
- football
- freezing
- fresh
- fresh-tracks
- frigid
- frostbite
- frostbitten
- frosty
- frozen
- fun
- fur
- furnace
- gas
- gingerbread
- gloomy
- gloves
- gust
- hail
- harsh
- heater
- heating
- hibernation
- hoodies
- hypothermic
- ice
- iceberg
- ice-skating
- icicles
- icy
- indoor
- inside
- insulation
- isolating
- jackets
- jumpsuits
- long
- long-johns
- luge
- meatloaf
- melting
- milk
- miserable
- mittens
- mountaineering
- movies
- mufflers
- nippy
- Netflix
- overcast
- overcoat
- parka
- pasta
- pinecones
- polar
- polar-bears
- powdery
- pretty
- propane
- puddings
- pullover
- quilt
- radiator
- reindeer
- roasts
- Santa
- scarf
- scraper
- seasonal
- sedentary
- shivering
- shovel
- skiing
- sledding
- sleep
- sleigh
- slippery
- slushy
- snow
- snowballs
- snowboarding
- snow-day
- snowman
- snowshoes
- snowstorm
- snow-suit
- snuggling
- socks
- solstice
- soup
- sparkly
- spiced
- stews
- storm
- stove
- subzero
- sweater
- thaw
- thermals
- thermometer
- thermos
- tights
- toasted
- toasty
- tobogganing
- toque
- travel
- tubing
- turtlenecks
- Ugg’s
- vacation
- vortex
- warmers
- warmth
- waterproof
- weather
- wet
- whisky
- white
- whiteout
- wind
- winter
- wintry
- wood
- woodstove
- wool
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