English adjective: icy | |||
| 1. | icy devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain | ||
| Samples | A frigid greeting. Got a frosty reception. A frozen look on their faces. A glacial handshake. Icy stare. Wintry smile. | ||
| Synonyms | frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, wintry | ||
| Similar | cold | ||
| Antonyms | hot | ||
| 2. | icy extremely cold | ||
| Samples | An arctic climate. A frigid day. Gelid waters of the North Atlantic. Glacial winds. Icy hands. Polar weather. | ||
| Synonyms | arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, polar | ||
| Similar | cold | ||
| Antonyms | hot | ||
| 3. | icy covered with or containing or consisting of ice | ||
| Samples | Icy northern waters. | ||
| Similar | frozen | ||
| Antonyms | unfrozen | ||
| 4. | icy shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice | ||
| Samples | Roads and trees glazed with an icy film. | ||
| Similar | glazed, shiny | ||
| Antonyms | unglazed | ||