different between icy vs biting

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

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ba?t??/
• Rhymes: -a?t??

Verb

biting

1. present participle of bite

Noun

biting (plural bitings)

1. An instance of something being bitten.

Derived terms

• nail biting, nailbiting

Translations

Adjective

biting (comparative more biting, superlative most biting)

1. Causing a stinging sensation.

   a biting wind

2. Cutting or incisive.

   a biting criticism

3. Tending to bite.

   a biting insect

Translations

Derived terms

• bitingly
• nail-biting, nailbiting

Danish

Etymology

From bi- (“by-”) +? ting (“thing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biten?/, [?b?it?e??]
• Rhymes: -e??

Noun

biting c (singular definite bitingen, plural indefinite biting)

1. a matter of secondary importance

Usage notes

Almost always used in the indefinite form.

Inflection

Synonyms

• bagatel