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- [ahrk-tik or especially for 7, ahr-tik]
- /ˈɑrk tɪk or especially for 7, ˈɑr tɪk/
- /ˈɑːk.tɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahrk-tik or especially for 7, ahr-tik]
- /ˈɑrk tɪk or especially for 7, ˈɑr tɪk/
Definitions of arctic word
- proper noun arctic The Arctic is the area of the world around the North Pole. It is extremely cold and there is very little light in winter and very little darkness in summer. 3
- adjective arctic If you describe a place or the weather as arctic, you are emphasizing that it is extremely cold. 3
- adjective arctic of or relating to the Arctic 3
- adjective arctic cold; freezing 3
- noun arctic a high waterproof overshoe with buckles 3
- noun arctic designed or suitable for conditions of extreme cold 3
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Origin of arctic
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; < Latin arcticus < Greek arktikós northern, literally, of the Bear, equivalent to árkt(os) bear (see Ursa Major) + -ikos -ic; replacing Middle English artik < Middle French artique < Latin
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Parts of speech for Arctic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
arctic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
arctic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for arctic
adj arctic
- chilly — Something that is chilly is unpleasantly cold.
- chill — When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
- freezing — (of temperatures) approaching, at, or below the freezing point.
- cool — Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- frigid — very cold in temperature: a frigid climate.
adjective arctic
- cold — Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable.
- wintry — of or characteristic of winter: wintry blasts; wintry skies.
- subzero — indicating or recording lower than zero on some scale, especially on the Fahrenheit scale: a week of sub-zero temperatures.
adverb arctic
- northbound — going toward the north: northbound traffic.
- northward — Also, northwards, northwardly. toward the north.
- septentrion — Obsolete. the north.
- hyperborean — Classical Mythology. one of a people supposed to live in a land of perpetual sunshine and abundance beyond the north wind.
- north — Christopher, pen name of John Wilson.
Antonyms for arctic
adj arctic
- friendly — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
- responsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- hot — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- warm — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
- sympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
adjective arctic
- tropical — pertaining to, characteristic of, occurring in, or inhabiting the tropics, especially the humid tropics: tropical flowers.
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