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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGelosità
Pronunciation / Transliteration: je-lo-zi-ta
"La gelosità dell'atmosfera era evidente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or quality of being icy or cold.
"The iciness of the wind made everyone shiver as they stepped outside." - 2
A cold, unfriendly demeanor or attitude.
"Her iciness in the meeting suggested that she was not pleased with the proposal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'iciness' is derived from the root 'ice', which comes from Old English 'īs', meaning frozen water. The suffix '-ness' is used to form nouns indicating a state or condition, originating from Old English '-nes', which has been used since the early Middle Ages to denote qualities or states.
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Glacialité
Transliteration: glah-syah-lee-tay
"La glacialité de l'air était palpable."
Eiskälte
Transliteration: ice-kel-teh
"Die Eiskälte des Windes war unerträglich."
Gelosità
Transliteration: je-lo-zi-ta
"La gelosità dell'atmosfera era evidente."
Frialdad
Transliteration: free-al-dad
"La frialdad del clima era sorprendente."
Frieza
Transliteration: free-eh-za
"A frieza do vento era desconfortável."
बर्फीला पन
Transliteration: barfeela pan
"बर्फीला पन हवा में महसूस किया जा रहा था।"
冰冷
Transliteration: bīng lěng
"空气的冰冷让人感到不适。"
차가움
Transliteration: chagaum
"바람의 차가움이 느껴졌다."
氷のような冷たさ
Transliteration: koori no you na tsumetasa
"風の氷のような冷たさが感じられた。"
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