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ic·y
(ī′sē)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. Unfriendly or hostile: an icy stare.
b. Showing no emotion: icy detachment.
ic′i·ly adv.
ic′i·ness n.
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icy
(ˈaɪsɪ)adj, icier or iciest
1. made of, covered with, or containing ice
2. resembling ice
3. freezing or very cold
4. cold or reserved in manner; aloof
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i•cy
(ˈaɪ si)adj. i•ci•er, i•ci•est.
1. made of, full of, or covered with ice.
2. resembling ice.
3. very cold.
4. lacking warmth of feeling.
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| 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" 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" 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" |
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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
cold hot, warm, boiling, blistering, sizzling
3. unfriendly, cold, distant, hostile, forbidding, indifferent, aloof, stony, steely, frosty, glacial, frigid, unwelcoming His response was icy.
unfriendly warm, friendly, cordial, gracious
unfriendly warm, friendly, cordial, gracious
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icy
adjective1. Very cold:
Archaic: frore.
Idiom: bitter cold.
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Translations
بارِد، غَيْر وُدّيثَلْجي، قارِسجَلِيدِيٌّمُغَطّى بالثَّلْج
ledovýzledovatělý
iskoldisnendekoldkøligiset
jäinen
leden
ísaîurískaldurkuldalegur
氷で覆われた
얼음의
zľadovatený
ledenpoledenel
isig
เย็นจัด
lạnh lẽo
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
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
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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
icy
[ˈaɪsi] adj [road] → verglacé(e)
The roads are icy
BUT Il y a du verglas sur les routes. → Les routes sont verglacées.
The roads are icy
BUT Il y a du verglas sur les routes. → Les routes sont verglacées.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
icy
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
icy
[ˈaɪsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (road, hand) → ghiacciato/a; (weather, temperature, stare) → gelido/ait's icy cold → si gela
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ice
(ais) noun1. frozen water. The pond is covered with ice.
2. an ice-cream. chocolate ice-cream. Three ices, please.
3. (American) a fruit-flavoured frozen dessert usually made without milk and cream. lemon ice(s).
verb to cover with icing. She iced the cake.
ˈicing noun a mixture of sugar, white of egg, water etc used to cover or decorate cakes.
ˈicy adjective1. very cold. icy winds.
2. covered with ice. icy roads.
3. unfriendly. an icy tone of voice.
ˈicily adverbˈiciness noun
ice age
a time when a great part of the earth's surface was covered with ice.
ice axe a type of axe used by mountain climbers to cut holds in ice for their hands and feet.
ˈiceberg noun a huge mass of ice floating in the sea.
ice box (American) a refrigerator.
ˌice-ˈcream noun cream or a mixture of creamy substances, flavoured and frozen. chocolate ice-cream.
ˈice-cube noun a small cube of ice used for cooling drinks etc.
ice rink a large room or building with a floor of ice for skating.
ice-skate verb to skate on ice.
ice-skating nounice tray
a metal or plastic tray for making ice-cubes in a refrigerator.
ice over/up to become covered with ice. The pond iced over during the night; The windows have iced up.
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icy
→ جَلِيدِيٌّ ledový iskold eisig παγωμένος gélido jäinen glacé leden ghiacciato 氷で覆われた 얼음의 ijzig iset lodowaty congelado, gelado ледяной isig เย็นจัด buzlu lạnh lẽo 结冰的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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