| ADJECTIVE | all | frosty, frigid, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry | devoid of warmth and cordiality |
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| all | frosty, rimed, rimy | covered with frost | |
| all | frosty, crisp, nipping, nippy, snappy | pleasantly cold and invigorating |
| Sounds | frao'stiy | |
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| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | Devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain. | |
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| Example | "got a frosty reception" | |
| Synonyms | frigid, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry | |
| Broader | cold | Extended meanings |
| Spanish | congelado, frígido, frío, gélido, glacial, helado, invernal | |
| Catalan | fred, gèlid, glacial | |
| Adverbs | frostily | without warmth or enthusiasm |
| Meaning | Covered with frost. | |
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| Example | "a frosty glass" | |
| Synonyms | rimed, rimy | |
| Broader | cold | Having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration |
| Nouns | frost | the formation of frost or ice on a surface |
| frost | ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside) | |
| frostiness | coldness as evidenced by frost | |
| Meaning | Pleasantly cold and invigorating. | |
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| Example | "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings" | |
| Synonyms | crisp, nipping, nippy, snappy | |
| Broader | cold | Having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration |
| Spanish | fresco | |
| Catalan | fresc | |
| Nouns | frost | weather cold enough to cause freezing / freezing |
| frostiness | coldness as evidenced by frost | |
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