different between icy vs hibernal

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

Etymology

From Latin h?bern?lis (“wintry”), from hiems (“winter”).

Adjective

hibernal (comparative more hibernal, superlative most hibernal)

1. Of or pertaining to winter; brumal or hiemal

Synonyms

• brumal
• hiemal
• wintry

Antonyms

• aestival, estival

Related terms

• hibernate

Translations

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin h?bern?lis (“wintry”), from hiems (“winter”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.???.?na?/

Adjective

hibernal (plural hibernais, comparable)

1. hibernal

Related terms

• inverno
• hibernar

Romanian

Etymology

From French hibernal, from Latin hibernalis.

Adjective

hibernal m or n (feminine singular hibernal?, masculine plural hibernali, feminine and neuter plural hibernale)

1. hibernal

Declension