icy (redirected from icier)

ic·y  (s)

adj. ic·i·er, ic·i·est

1. Containing or covered with ice: an icy road.

2. Bitterly cold; freezing: an icy day. See Synonyms at cold.

3.

a. Resembling ice: icy fingers.

b. Chilling in manner: an icy stare; icy detachment.

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ici·ly adv.

ici·ness n.

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icy [ˈaɪsɪ]

adj icier, iciest

1. made of, covered with, or containing ice

2. resembling ice

3. freezing or very cold

4. cold or reserved in manner; aloof

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	icy - devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" frosty, glacial, wintry, frozen, frigid cold - extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion; "a cold unfriendly nod"; "a cold and unaffectionate person"; "a cold impersonal manner"; "cold logic"; "the concert left me cold"
	2.	icy - extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather" gelid, arctic, frigid, glacial, polar cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer"
	3.	icy - covered with or containing or consisting of ice; "icy northern waters" frozen - turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold; "the frozen North"; "frozen pipes"; "children skating on a frozen brook"
	4.	icy - shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice; "roads and trees glazed with an icy film" shiny, glazed - having a shiny surface or coating; "glazed fabrics"; "glazed doughnuts"

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icy

adjective

1. cold, freezing, bitter, biting, raw, chill, chilling, arctic, chilly, frosty, glacial, ice-cold, frozen over, frost-bound An icy wind blew across the moor.
cold hot, warm, boiling, blistering, sizzling

2. slippery, glassy, slippy (informal or dialect), like a sheet of glass, rimy an icy road

3. unfriendly, cold, distant, hostile, forbidding, indifferent, aloof, stony, steely, frosty, glacial, frigid, unwelcoming His response was icy.
unfriendly warm, friendly, cordial, gracious

Translations

icy [ˈaɪsɪ] ADJ (icier (compar) (iciest (superl)))

1. (= covered with ice) [road, ground] → helado, cubierto de hielo
the icy conditions caused accidents → las heladas provocaron accidentes
I don't like driving when it's icy → no me gusta conducir cuando hiela

2. (= freezing) [air, wind, weather] → glacial; [hand, water] → helado
the water was icy cold → el agua estaba helada
it's icy cold out here → aquí fuera hace un frío glacial

3. (fig) (= cold) [stare, silence, tone, reception] → glacial

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icy [ˈaɪsi] adj

(= very cold) → glacé(e)
The water was icy → L'eau était glacée. icy cold

[road] → verglacé(e)
The roads are icy
BUT Il y a du verglas sur les routes. → Les routes sont verglacées.

[weather, temperature, wind] → glacial(e)
There was an icy wind → Il y avait un vent glacial.
icy cold adj → glacé(e)

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icy

adj (+er)

(= ice-covered) road, pavement → vereist; the icy conditions on the roads → das Glatteis auf den Straßen; when it’s icy → bei Glatteis

(= freezing cold) air, wind, river, hands, feet → eiskalt, eisig; icy cold (water, weather) → eiskalt, eisig; drink → eiskalt, eisgekühlt

(fig) stare → eisig; tone, reception, silence → frostig

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icy [ˈaɪsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (road, hand) → ghiacciato/a; (weather, temperature, stare) → gelido/a
it's icy cold → si gela

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icy [ˈaɪsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (road, hand) → ghiacciato/a; (weather, temperature, stare) → gelido/a
it's icy cold → si gela

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icy ice

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