snow-white

adjective

ˈsnō-ˈ(h)wīt How to pronounce snow-white (audio)
Synonyms of snow-whitenext
: white as snow

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On one side stood a dozen or so cages occupied by snow-white rats. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026 And happily, no one left this snow-white wedding cake in the rain. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2026 Vince Mulcahy, who sports a snow-white mustache and a slate-gray hunting vest, grew up in the Alaskan wilderness. — Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2026 The two-mile loop takes between two and three hours to complete and provides expansive views of the rippling snow-white gypsum dunes. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for snow-white

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First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of snow-white was before the 12th century

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“Snow-white.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snow-white. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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snow-white

adjective
ˈsnō-ˈhwīt, 
-ˈwīt
: white as snow

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