different between icy vs callous
icy
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)
- Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
- Covered with ice, wholly or partially.
- 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.
- 2009, Sharon Kendrick, The Desert Princes Bundle: The Sheikh's English Bride
- (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
- here
Descendants
- French: ici
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callous
English
Etymology
From Latin call?sus (“hard-skinned”), from callum (“hardened skin”) + -?sus.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?kæl?s/
- Rhymes: -æl?s
- Homophone: callus
Adjective
callous (comparative more callous, superlative most callous)
- Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
- She was so callous that she could criticise a cancer patient for wearing a wig.
- Having calluses.
Synonyms
- heartless
- insensitive
Related terms
- calloused
- callus
Translations
Noun
callous (plural callouses)
- Alternative form of callus
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