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snowfall

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsnoʊfɔːl/
  • snōʹfôl
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  • CMU ARPABET: S N OW1 F AA0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An instance of falling of snow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • There has been snowfall every day this week.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The amount of snow that falls on one occasion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • London recorded a snowfall of 10 centimetres last night.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: snow

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: precipitation, downfall

Narrower terms: flurry, snow flurry, whiteout

History

Etymology

From snow + fall.

Across languages

Translations

74 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَسَاقُط ثُلُوج (tasāquṭ ṯulūj) — instance of falling of snow
  • Aragonese: nebata — instance of falling of snow
  • Asturian: nevada — instance of falling of snow
  • Azerbaijani: qar yağma — instance of falling of snow
  • Azerbaijani: qar düşmə — instance of falling of snow
  • Belarusian: снегапа́д (snjehapád) — instance of falling of snow
  • Belarusian: сьнегапа́д (sʹnjehapád) — instance of falling of snow
  • Bulgarian: снеговале́ж (snegovaléž) — instance of falling of snow
  • Catalan: nevada — instance of falling of snow
  • Chinese Mandarin: 降雪 (jiàngxuě) — instance of falling of snow
  • Chinese Mandarin: 下雪 (xiàxuě) — instance of falling of snow
  • Czech: sněžení — instance of falling of snow
  • Danish: snefald — instance of falling of snow
  • Dutch: sneeuwval — instance of falling of snow
  • Estonian: lumesadu — instance of falling of snow
  • Finnish: lumisade — instance of falling of snow
  • French: chute de neige — instance of falling of snow
  • Friulian: neveade — instance of falling of snow
  • Galician: nevada — instance of falling of snow
  • Georgian: თოვა (tova) — instance of falling of snow
  • German: Schneefall — instance of falling of snow
  • Greek: χιονόπτωση (chionóptosi) — instance of falling of snow
  • Hindi: हिमपात (himpāt) — instance of falling of snow
  • Hungarian: hóesés — instance of falling of snow
  • Icelandic: snjókoma — instance of falling of snow
  • Italian: nevicata — instance of falling of snow
  • Italian: fioccata — instance of falling of snow
  • Japanese: 降雪 (kōsetsu) — instance of falling of snow
  • Kannada: ಮಂಜುಸುರಿತ (mañjusurita) — instance of falling of snow
  • Kannada: ಹಿಮವರ್ಷ (himavarṣa) — instance of falling of snow
  • Korean: 강설 (gangseol) — instance of falling of snow
  • Ligurian: nevàdda — instance of falling of snow
  • Macedonian: сне́гопад (snégopad) — instance of falling of snow
  • Macedonian: снего́врнеж (snegóvrnež) — instance of falling of snow
  • Norwegian Bokmål: snøfall — instance of falling of snow
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: snøfall — instance of falling of snow
  • Iranian Persian: بارِشِ بَرْف (bâreš-e barf) — instance of falling of snow
  • Polish: opad śniegu — instance of falling of snow
  • Portuguese: nevada — instance of falling of snow
  • Romanian: ninsoare — instance of falling of snow
  • Romanian: cădere de zăpadă — instance of falling of snow
  • Russian: снегопа́д (snegopád) — instance of falling of snow
  • Serbo-Croatian: сне́же̄ње — instance of falling of snow
  • Serbo-Croatian: сније́же̄ње — instance of falling of snow
  • Serbo-Croatian: snéžēnje — instance of falling of snow
  • Serbo-Croatian: snijéžēnje — instance of falling of snow
  • Shor: кӧңме (köñme) — instance of falling of snow
  • Slovak: sneženie — instance of falling of snow
  • Slovene: sneženje — instance of falling of snow
  • Southern Altai: кар јаары (kar ǰaarï) — instance of falling of snow
  • Spanish: nevada — instance of falling of snow
  • Spanish: nevasca — instance of falling of snow
  • Spanish: nevazo — instance of falling of snow
  • Spanish: nevisca — instance of falling of snow
  • Spanish: papacara — instance of falling of snow
  • Swedish: snöfall — instance of falling of snow
  • Tamil: பனிப்பொழிவு (paṉippoḻivu) — instance of falling of snow
  • Turkish: kar yağışı — instance of falling of snow
  • Ukrainian: снігопа́д (snihopád) — instance of falling of snow
  • Yakut: хаар түһүүтэ (qaar tühüüte) — instance of falling of snow
  • Catalan: nevada — amount of snow that falls on one occasion
  • Finnish: lumisademäärä — amount of snow that falls on one occasion
  • Galician: nevada — amount of snow that falls on one occasion
  • Georgian: თოვლიანობა (tovlianoba) — amount of snow that falls on one occasion
  • Italian: nevicata — amount of snow that falls on one occasion
  • Italian: nevosità — amount of snow that falls on one occasion
  • Japanese: 降雪量 (kōsetsuryō) — amount of snow that falls on one occasion
  • Russian: коли́чество вы́павшего сне́га (kolíčestvo výpavševo snéga) — amount of snow that falls on one occasion
  • Spanish: nevada — amount of snow that falls on one occasion
  • Spanish: nevasca — amount of snow that falls on one occasion
  • Spanish: nevazo — amount of snow that falls on one occasion
  • Swedish: snöfall — amount of snow that falls on one occasion
  • Tamil: பனிப்பொழிவு (paṉippoḻivu) — amount of snow that falls on one occasion
  • Turkish: kar yağışı miktarı — amount of snow that falls on one occasion
Real reading context

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