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- [ahys free]
- /aɪs fri/
- /aɪs friː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahys free]
- /aɪs fri/
Definitions of ice-free word
- adjective ice-free free of ice. 1
- adjective ice-free (of a harbor or other body of water) free at all times of the year of any ice that would impede navigation. 1
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Origin of ice-free
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; ice + -free
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ice-free
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ice-free popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with i
- Words starting with ic
- Words starting with ice
- Words starting with icef
- Words starting with icefr
- Words starting with icefre
- Words starting with icefree