A Collection of Warming Winter Words

A Winter Dictionary is a beautifully written guide to warm the coldest of hearts, as the nights drawn in and the cold descends. Including an incredible array of words to superbly capture the season, this is ideal indoor reading.

Discover rare, fascinating and forgotten words on winter months. From frost dogs (tiny frozen particles of falling snow) to chibbly (crisp with frost).

Read our posts on keeping safe in snow and frosty mornings.

A Few New Dictionary Words to Learn!

Abscission – the process by which a leaf detaches from its tree in autumn

Afterlight – the glow that remains in the sky, after the sun has set

Blewse – a blueish morning’s mist

Chirming – the subdued twittering of birds before a storm

Cosmognosis – the instinctive force that tells an animal when and where to migrate

Erythrophyll – a natural pigment that turns leaves red in autumn

Wedge – the v-shaped line formed by geese in flight

About the Author 

Paul Anthony Jones is the author of several books, and has contributed to the online Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries. He lives in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.