icy

• يصف شيئًا مغطى بالجليد أو شديد البرودة، ويُستعمل أيضًا مجازيًا للدلالة على البرود العاطفي أو الجمود في السلوك.

Describes something that is covered with ice or extremely cold.

1. Covered with iceA2formal

   Covered with or consisting of ice; frozen.

   مُتَجَمِّد

   • The roads were icy after the snowstorm.
   • Be careful walking on the icy sidewalk.
   • The windshield was covered with an icy layer.

   المرادفاتfrozenglacialglazed

2. Extremely coldA2formal

   Having a very low temperature; freezing cold.

   مُتَجَمِّد

   • An icy wind blew through the valley.
   • The water in the lake was icy cold.
   • She shivered in the icy air.

   المرادفاتarcticbitterfreezingfrigidfrostygelidglacialpiercingpolarraw

   الأضدادboilinghotscorchingtorridwarm

3. Unfriendly or cold in mannerB2formal

   Lacking warmth or friendliness; expressing disdain or unfriendliness.

   بارد المعاملة

   • He gave her an icy stare.
   • Her tone was icy and dismissive.
   • The reception was icy and unwelcoming.

   المرادفاتaloofchillycoldcooldistantfrigidfrostyglacialhostilestonyunemotionalunfriendly

   الأضدادaffableamiablecordialfriendlygenialhospitablewarm

4. Smooth and shinyB1informal

   Having a smooth, glossy surface, as if coated with ice.

   لامع أملس

   • The polished floor had an icy sheen.
   • Her hair had an icy, glossy finish.
   • The car's paint had an icy gleam in the sunlight.

   المرادفاتglassyglazedslickslippery

   الأضدادdullmatterough