abominable snowman

Noun CEFR B2

əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bl̩ ˈsnoʊ.mæn

Definitions

A humanoid or apelike animal said to exist in the Himalayas.

capitalized, often

Equivalents

Españolabominable hombre de las nieves abominable homínido níveo abominable humanoide nival

Françaisabominable homme des neiges yéti

DeutschSchneemensch Yeti

11 more languages

Esperantojetio

Magyarjeti

Íslenskasnjómaður

Italianoabominevole uomo delle nevi

日本語イエティ野人雪男

Nederlandsverschrikkelijke sneeuwman yeti

Polskiczłowiek śniegu yeti

Portuguêsabominável homem das neves

Românăomul zăpezilor

Русскиййети сне́жный челове́к

Examples

“The Abominable Snowman – existing and not existing, flickering at the edges of blizzards, apelike man or manlike ape, stealthy, elusive, known only through rumours and through its backward-pointing footprints.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

abominable snowperson abominableness Abominated Abominates Abominating abominatio

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