[ 'nɪvɪəs ]
■ adjective literary snowy; like snow.
Origin
C17: from L. niveus (from nix , niv- 'snow') + -ous .
NIVEOUS
Meaning of NIVEOUS in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004
[ 'nɪvɪəs ]
■ adjective literary snowy; like snow.
Origin
C17: from L. niveus (from nix , niv- 'snow') + -ous .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004