icy

See also: Icy

English

Etymology

ice +‎ -y; compare Old English īsiġ (icy is probably a re-formation from the same roots, though)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪsi/

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

icy (comparative icier, superlative iciest)

1. Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
2. Covered with ice, wholly or partially.
3. Characterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold.
   • 2009, Sharon Kendrick, The Desert Princes Bundle: The Sheikh's English Bride

     Gone was the gleam of desire, and the teasingly provocative remarks, and Alexa realised the truth in the saying that indifference was death. His demeanour was haughty and icy towards her.

4. (US, slang) To be wearing an excessive amount of jewelry, especially of the high-quality and expensive kind.
   • 2003, “Patiently Waiting”, in Curtis Jackson, Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto, Mike Elizondo (lyrics), Get Rich or Die Tryin', performed by 50 Cent:

     Your bitch's a regular bitch, you're calling her wifey, I fucked her, I feed her fast food, you're keeping her icy.

Related terms

• icily
• iciness

Translations

pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice

• Bulgarian: леден (bg) (leden)
• Czech: ledový (cs), mrazivý (cs)
• Esperanto: glacia
• Finnish: jäinen (fi)
• German: eisig (de)
• Ido: glacia (io), glaciala (io), glaciatra (io)
• Latin: glaciālis
• Norwegian: isete
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• Portuguese: gélido (pt)
• Russian: ледяно́й (ru) (ledjanój)
• Scottish Gaelic: reòta
• Shor: мустуғ (mustuğ)
• Spanish: helado (es)
• Volapük: gladik (vo)

covered with ice

• Bulgarian: заледен (bg) (zaleden)
• Czech: zledovatělý (cs)
• Esperanto: glacia
• Finnish: jäinen (fi), jääpeitteinen
• French: glacé (fr)
• German: eisig (de)
• Ido: glacia (io), glaciala (io), glaciatra (io)
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• Latin: glaciālis
• Norwegian: isbelagt, islagt
• Portuguese: congelado (pt)
• Russian: ледяно́й (ru) (ledjanój), обледене́лый (ru) (obledenélyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: reòta
• Spanish: cubierto de hielo (es)
• Turkish: buzlu (tr)

extremely cold, frigid

• Latin: gelidus
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characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.

• Bulgarian: студен (bg) (studen)
• Czech: ledový (cs)
• Dutch: ijskoud (nl)
• Finnish: jäätävä (fi), jääkylmä (fi)
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• Norwegian: isnende
• Portuguese: gélido (pt)
• Russian: ледяно́й (ru) (ledjanój)

References

• “icy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “icy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• CyI

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Middle French

Adverb

icy

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Descendants

• French: ici