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ICINESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does iciness mean? 

ICINESS (noun)
  The noun ICINESS has 2 senses:

1. coldness due to a cold environmentplay

2. a lack of affection or enthusiasmplay

  Familiarity information: ICINESS used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ICINESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Coldness due to a cold environment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

chill; gelidity; iciness

Hypernyms ("iciness" is a kind of...):

cold; coldness; frigidity; frigidness; low temperature (the absence of heat)

Derivation:

icy (covered with or containing or consisting of ice)

icy (shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A lack of affection or enthusiasm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

chilliness; coldness; coolness; frigidity; frigidness; iciness

Context example:

a distressing coldness of tone and manner

Hypernyms ("iciness" is a kind of...):

emotionlessness; unemotionality (absence of emotion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "iciness"):

stone (a lack of feeling or expression or movement)

lukewarmness; tepidness (lack of passion, force or animation)

Derivation:

icy (devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain)


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