different between icy vs passionless
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
icy From the web:
- what icymi mean
- what icymi stands for
- what icy hot
- what icy means
- what icy hot does
- what is my ip
- what is bitcoin
- what is today
passionless
English
Etymology
From passion +? -less.
Adjective
passionless (comparative more passionless, superlative most passionless)
- Lacking in passion.
- Antonym: passionful
Derived terms
- passionlessly
- passionlessness
See also
- apathetic
- indifferent
passionless From the web:
- passionless meaning
- what does passionate mean
- what does passionless
- what does passionless mean in english
- what is a passionless marriage
- what rhymes with passionate
Share
Tweet
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share
you may also like
- icy vs passionless
- personage vs woman
- elucidation vs understanding
- charge vs organisation
- robe vs finery
- plainspoken vs artless
- scope vs rank
- ineffective vs trifling
- need vs yearning
- sorority vs body
- sumptuousness vs symmetry
- diversion vs festivity
- noncomformist vs unconventional
- contradictory vs implausible
- procreate vs impregnate
- necessitate vs prompt
- transfer vs ship
- preeminence vs mark
- weak vs lean
- embarrassment vs dismay