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  • 81gelidity — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Extreme lack of warmth: frigidity, frigidness, frostiness, gelidness, iciness, wintriness. See HOT …

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  • 82wintriness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Extreme lack of warmth: frigidity, frigidness, frostiness, gelidity, gelidness, iciness. See HOT …

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  • 83icy — ic|y [ˈaısi] adj 1.) extremely cold = ↑frosty ▪ an icy wind ▪ The bath water was icy cold. 2.) covered in ice ▪ an icy mountain road 3.) an icy remark, look etc shows that you feel annoyed with or unfriendly towards someone ▪ an icy stare →↑ …

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  • 84icy — (adj.) O.E. isig; see ICE (Cf. ice) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Modern use is said to be a late Middle English re formation. Figurative use from 1590s. Related: Icily; iciness …

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  • 85gelidity — n. coldness, freezing cold, iciness …

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  • 86icy — adjective (icier, iciest) 1》 covered with or consisting of ice.     ↘very cold. 2》 very unfriendly or hostile. Derivatives icily adverb iciness noun …

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  • 87frost — I. n. 1. Rime, hoar frost, frozen dew, white frost. 2. Cold manner, reserve, frigidity, iciness, stiffness, want of cordiality, unsociability. II. v. a. 1. Ice, cover with frosting. 2. Whiten, sprinkle with white, sprinkle with gray hairs. 3.… …

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  • 88icy — adjective 1 extremely cold: An icy wind blew from the north. | The bath water was icy cold. 2 covered in ice: The roads will be icy tonight. 3 an icy comment, look etc shows that you feel annoyed with or unfriendly towards someone: Jo fixed the… …

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  • 89chill — 1. noun 1) a chill in the air Syn: coldness, chilliness, coolness, iciness, rawness, bitterness, nip Ant: warmth 2) he had a chill Syn: a …

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  • 90frost — noun 1) bushes covered with frost Syn: ice crystals, ice, rime, verglas; hoarfrost, ground frost, black frost; informal Jack Frost; archaic hoar 2) there was frost in his tone Syn: coldness, coolness, frostiness …

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