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frostiness

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frost·y  (frôst, frst)
adj. frost·i·er, frost·i·est
1. Producing or characterized by frost; freezing. See Synonyms at cold.
2. Covered with or as if with frost.
3. Silvery white; hoary.
4. Cold in manner: a frosty look; a frosty farewell.
frosti·ly adv.
frosti·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.frostiness - coldness as evidenced by frost
low temperature, cold, frigidity, frigidness, coldness - the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
2.frostiness - a silvery-white color
hoariness
whiteness, white - the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
Translations
frostiness [ˈfrɒstinɪs] n [smile, manner] → froideur f
frostiness
n (of weather, fig, of welcome etc) → Frostigkeit f
frostiness [ˈfrɒstɪ£nɪs] n → freddezza
frostiness [ˈfrɒstɪ£nɪs] n → freddezza


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