Iciness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

coldness due to a cold environment

a lack of affection or enthusiasm

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈaɪsinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaɪsinəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaɪsinəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈaɪsinəs/.

Examples

a distressing coldness of tone and manner

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

coldness chill gelidity frigidness coolness chilliness frigidity

Parts of Speech

noun	coldness due to a cold environment
noun	a lack of affection or enthusiasm “a distressing coldness of tone and manner”

Word Forms

chill	verb	make cool or cooler
chilly	adjective	appreciably or disagreeably cold
icy	adjective	shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice
gelid	adjective	extremely cold
cold	adjective	sexually unresponsive
cool	adjective	psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike
frigid	adjective	devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Eiseskälte

Kälte aufgrund einer kalten Umgebung

🇫🇷French

glacial

froideur due à un environnement froid

🇪🇸Spanish

frialdad

frialdad debido a un ambiente frío

🇮🇹Italian

gelidezza

freddezza dovuta ad un ambiente freddo

🇳🇱Dutch

ijzige

kou als gevolg van een koude omgeving

🇵🇹Portuguese

gelo

frieza devido a um ambiente frio

🇷🇺Russian

ледяность

холод из-за холодной окружающей среды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बर्फ़ीलापन

ठंडे वातावरण के कारण ठंडक

🇧🇩Bengali

বরফ

ঠান্ডা পরিবেশের কারণে শীতলতা

🇮🇳Tamil

பனிக்கட்டி

குளிர்ச்சியான சூழல் காரணமாக குளிர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మంచుతనం

చల్లని వాతావరణం కారణంగా చల్లదనం

🇮🇳Marathi

बर्फाळपणा

थंड वातावरणामुळे थंडी

🇮🇳Gujarati

બરફીલાપણું

ઠંડા વાતાવરણને કારણે ઠંડી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಮಾವೃತ

ಶೀತ ವಾತಾವರಣದಿಂದಾಗಿ ಶೀತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മഞ്ഞുപാളി

തണുത്ത അന്തരീക്ഷം കാരണം തണുപ്പ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰਫ਼

ਠੰਡੇ ਵਾਤਾਵਰਣ ਕਾਰਨ ਠੰਡ

🇵🇰Urdu

برفانی

سرد ماحول کی وجہ سے سردی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

冰冷

由于寒冷的环境而感到寒冷

🇯🇵Japanese

氷っぽさ

寒い環境による冷え

🇰🇷Korean

얼음

추운 환경으로 인한 추위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự lạnh giá

cảm lạnh do môi trường lạnh

🇹🇭Thai

ความเยือกเย็น

ความหนาวเย็นเนื่องจากสภาพแวดล้อมที่หนาวเย็น

🇮🇩Indonesian

hal seperti es

kedinginan karena lingkungan yang dingin

🇲🇾Malay

rasa dingin

kesejukan kerana persekitaran yang sejuk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الجليدية

البرودة بسبب البيئة الباردة

🇮🇷Persian

یخ زدگی

سردی ناشی از محیط سرد

🇹🇷Turkish

buzlanma

soğuk ortam nedeniyle soğukluk

🇮🇱Hebrew

קרח

קור כתוצאה מסביבה קרה

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