icy
Very, very cold in temperature, close to freezing.
Extremely or sharply cold in temperature, often in an uncomfortable way.
Having ice on the surface, often making it easy to slip or fall.
Covered with ice, often making a surface hard and slippery.
Showing no warmth or kindness; acting cold and unfriendly toward other people.
Emotionally cold, distant, or unfriendly in a way that makes people feel unwelcome.
Very calm and without any clear feeling on the face or in the voice, sometimes in a scary or strong way.
Very calm and controlled, showing almost no visible emotion, often in a hard or slightly threatening way.
- Base: icy
- Comparative: icier
- Superlative: iciest
an icy stare
1very cold, hostile look
A way of looking at someone with very cold, unfriendly eyes that shows anger or dislike.
- She shot him an icy stare and left the room.
- The manager gave the late employee an icy stare.
- His answer was met with an icy stare from the judge.
icy blue eyes
1very pale, cold-looking blue eyes
Eyes that are very light blue and look cold or hard, not warm or friendly.
- He watched her with icy blue eyes that gave nothing away.
- Her icy blue eyes made him feel nervous.
- The villain was described as tall, with icy blue eyes.
icy calm
1extreme, cold kind of calm
A very strong kind of calm with almost no feeling shown, even in a difficult or dangerous situation.
- She handled the crisis with an icy calm that impressed everyone.
- He listened to the bad news in icy calm.
- Despite the chaos around him, he remained in an icy calm.
icy cold
1very, very cold
Extremely cold; colder than just "cold".
- The water was icy cold and took her breath away.
- We walked home through the icy cold night.
- He wrapped his hands around an icy cold bottle from the fridge.
icy conditions
1weather with lots of ice
A situation where the ground, roads, and other surfaces have a lot of ice on them.
- Flights were delayed because of icy conditions at the airport.
- The race was canceled due to icy conditions on the track.
- Authorities warned of icy conditions overnight.
icy detachment
1cold emotional distance
A way of thinking or acting that is very distant and without warm feelings, as if the person does not care at all.
- The reporter described the scene with icy detachment.
- She observed their argument with icy detachment.
- His icy detachment made it hard to know what he really thought.
icy reception
1very cold, unwelcoming welcome
An unfriendly welcome that shows people do not like a person or idea.
- The new policy got an icy reception from staff.
- She received an icy reception from her ex-colleagues.
- The visiting team got an icy reception from the home fans.
icy road
1road covered with ice
A road that has ice on it and is very easy to slip or slide on.
- Drivers were warned about icy roads in the region.
- We avoided the highway because of icy roads.
- The accident was caused by an icy road and poor visibility.
icy silence
1silence showing anger or dislike
A very strong, cold silence that shows people are angry, hurt, or very unhappy.
- His comment was followed by an icy silence around the table.
- There was an icy silence when she walked into the room.
- The joke fell flat, and an icy silence spread through the crowd.
icy wind
1extremely cold wind
Wind that feels very, very cold on your skin.
- An icy wind blew in from the north.
- We walked against an icy wind all the way home.
- The icy wind cut through his thin jacket.