different between arctic vs icy

English

Adjective

arctic (comparative more arctic, superlative most arctic)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Arctic

Noun

arctic (plural arctics)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Arctic

Anagrams

• -cratic, cratic

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin arcticus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (arktikós, “northern, of the (Great) Bear”), from ?????? (árktos, “bear, Ursa Major”).

Adjective

arctic m or n (feminine singular arctic?, masculine plural arctici, feminine and neuter plural arctice)

1. Arctic

Derived terms

• Oceanul Arctic m (“Arctic Ocean”)

English

Alternative forms

• icey (rare)
• ycie (obsolete)

Etymology

ice +? -y; cf. Old English ?si?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?si/

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.

Related terms

• icily
• iciness

Translations

References

• icy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• icy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• CyI

Middle French

Adverb

icy

1. here

Descendants

• French: ici