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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIcy
/ˈaɪ.si/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Covered with or consisting of ice; extremely cold.
"The hikers had to navigate carefully across the icy mountain path." - 2
Extremely cold in manner or attitude; unfriendly and unfeeling.
"She greeted the unexpected visitor with an icy stare."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'isi', originating from Old English 'īsig', relating to 'īs' (ice). It shares common Germanic roots with Old High German 'īsīg' and Old Norse 'ísarr', historically used to describe weather conditions, literal water in solid frozen states, and metaphorically extended to human temperament.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Icy" is said worldwide
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glacial
Transliteration: ɡlasjal
"La route était verglacée ce matin."
eisig
Transliteration: ˈaɪ̯zɪç
"Ein eisiger Wind wehte durch die Straßen."
gelido
Transliteration: ˈdʒɛlido
"Mi ha accolto con uno sguardo gelido."
helado
Transliteration: eˈlaðo
"El agua del lago estaba completamente helada."
gelado
Transliteration: ʒeˈladu
"O vento soprava gelido durante a noite."
बर्फीला
Transliteration: barfīlā
"सड़कों पर बर्फीली हवा चल रही थी।"
冰冷的
Transliteration: bīnglěng de
"外面刮着冰冷的风。"
얼음 같은
Transliteration: eoreum gateun
"그는 얼음 같은 눈으로 나를 바라보았다."
氷のように冷たい
Transliteration: kōri no yō ni tsumetai
"彼女の態度は氷のように冷たかった。"
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