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- [ahy-see]
- /ˈaɪ si/
- /ˈaɪ.si/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahy-see]
- /ˈaɪ si/
Definitions of icy word
- adjective icy made of, full of, or covered with ice: icy roads. 1
- adjective icy resembling ice. 1
- adjective icy cold: icy winds. 1
- adjective icy without warmth of feeling; coldly unfriendly; frigid: an icy stare. 1
- noun icy Covered with or consisting of ice. 1
- adjective icy surface: covered with ice 1
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Origin of icy
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English isy, Old English īsig. See ice, -y1
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Parts of speech for Icy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
icy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".
icy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for icy
adj icy
adjective icy
- ice-cold — cold as ice: Her feet were ice-cold.
- subzero — indicating or recording lower than zero on some scale, especially on the Fahrenheit scale: a week of sub-zero temperatures.
- wintry — of or characteristic of winter: wintry blasts; wintry skies.
- algific — Producing cold; covered in ice.
- aloof — Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people.
Antonyms for icy
adj icy
- tropical — pertaining to, characteristic of, occurring in, or inhabiting the tropics, especially the humid tropics: tropical flowers.
- 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.
- amicable — When people have an amicable relationship, they are pleasant to each other and solve their problems without quarrelling.
- watery — pertaining to or connected with water: watery Neptune.
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