Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Covered with snow at the top: Describes a mountain, peak, or similar high geographical feature that has a permanent or seasonal covering of snow on its summit or upper slopes.

Usage

• The adjective snow-capped is used attributively, typically placed directly before the noun it modifies (e.g., ). It describes a visual characteristic and is often used in geographical, travel, or poetic contexts.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • We could see the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas from the airplane window.
  • The snow-capped volcano is a famous landmark in the region.
  • The painting beautifully depicted the snow-capped range at dawn.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Figurative Use: While primarily literal, "snow-capped" can be used figuratively to describe something white or pure on top.
  • The old man had a head of snow-capped hair. (This is a poetic or metaphorical extension, comparing white hair to a snow-covered peak.)

Variants and Related Words

• Snow-covered (adj): Covered with snow. This is a more general term that can apply to any surface (fields, roofs, roads), not just mountain tops.
  • The snow-covered landscape looked serene.
• Snow-clad (adj): A less common, more literary synonym for snow-covered or snow-capped.
  • They trekked towards the snow-clad summit.

Synonyms

• Snowy-topped: Informal synonym emphasizing the top.
• Alpine: Often implies high, snow-capped mountains characteristic of the Alps.

Antonyms

• Bare: Lacking a covering.
• Snow-free: Specifically without snow.

Adjective

1. (of mountains) capped with a covering of snow