icy
/ˈaɪsi/
icy adjective: pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
Adjective
icy (comparative icier, superlative iciest)
- Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
- To go through this experience in bitter winter weather and stumble along the line in the pitch darkness at 6 o'clock in the morning, into an icy-cold foundry, as was the writer's experience, was not too good.1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 342
- Synonyms:
- glacial, glacious, wintrified
- Covered with ice, wholly or partially.
- With milke-white Hartes vpon an Iuorie ſled,
Thou ſhalt be drawen amidſt the froſen Pooles,
And ſcale the yſie mountaines lofty tops:
Which with thy beautie will be soone reſolu’d.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC... - Antarctica is the coldest, iciest place on Earth, which makes the recent warming event particularly worrying for many scientists.2022 March 25, Rachel Ramirez and Hafsa Khalil, “Antarctic ice shelf nearly the size of Los Angeles collapsed as temperatures soared to 40 above normal”, in CNN
- Synonyms:
- frostbound, frosted, icebound, ice-covered, iced-over, rimed
- Antonyms:
- ice-free
- With milke-white Hartes vpon an Iuorie ſled,
- Characterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold.
- I wasn't all the way icy. It wasn't like I could just give a girl a baby and forget about them.2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 206
- 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.2009, Sharon Kendrick, The Desert Princes Bundle: The Sheikh's English Bride
- To be wearing an excessive amount of jewelry, especially of the high-quality and expensive kind.
- Your bitch's a regular bitch, you're calling her wifey, I fucked her, I feed her fast food, you're keeping her icy.2003, “Patiently Waiting”, in Curtis Jackson, Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto, Mike Elizondo (lyrics), Get Rich or Die Tryin', performed by 50 Cent
- Synonyms:
- bejeweled
Proper noun capitalized: Icy
Icy
- A female given name.
icy meaning in Urdu, Bengali, Malayalam and Punjabi
icy in Urdu
- برفانی, برفیلا
icy in Bengali
- বরফের মতো ঠান্ডা
icy in Malayalam
- സ്നേഹശൂന്യ, ഐസുപോലുള്ള, ഹിമശിഖിരം
icy in Punjabi
- icy, ice-cold
- ਬਰਫ਼ੀਲਾ barfīlā
- icy, ice-cold; as cold as ice
- ਬਰਫ਼ਾਨੀ barfānī
More languagesFewer languages
- icy in Tagalog
- mayelo
- icy in Arabic
- جَلِيدِيّ jalīdiyy
- icy in Persian
- یخی yaxi
Examples of icy in a sentence
- He thrust his arm into the icy stream and grabbed a wriggling fish, astounding the observers.
- When icicles start to form on the eaves you know the roads will be icy.
- The liquor nerved up several of the men after their icy march.
Synonyms of icy
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Forms of icy
| comparative | icier |
|---|---|
| superlative | iciest |
| alternative form (rare) | icey |
| alternative form (obsolete) | ycie |
Origin of icy
From ice + -y; cf. Old English īsiġ.
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Questions about icy
- What does icy mean?
- Icy means pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
- What is icy in Urdu?
- Icy in Urdu is برفانی, برفیلا. See Icy meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is icy?
- Icy can be an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce icy?
- Icy is pronounced /ˈaɪsi/.
Words near icy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: icy (page history and authors); Icy (page history and authors); icy (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); icy (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); icy (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਬਰਫ਼ਾਨੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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