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noun
The state or quality of being icy or very cold; frigidity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a lack of affection or enthusiasm
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: coldness, coolness, frigidity, frigidness, chilliness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unemotionality, emotionlessness
Narrower terms: stone, tepidness, lukewarmness
noun
coldness due to a cold environment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: chill, gelidity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: coldness, cold, low temperature, frigidity, frigidness
History
Etymology tree English icy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English iciness From icy + -ness.
