ADJECTIVE | pert | glacial | relating to or derived from a glacier |
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all | glacial, frigid, frosty, frozen, icy, wintry | devoid of warmth and cordiality | |
all | glacial, arctic, frigid, gelid, icy, polar | extremely cold |
Sounds | gley'shahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | relating to or derived from a glacier. | |
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Example | "glacial deposit" | |
Spanish | glacial | |
Catalan | glacial | |
Nouns | glaciation | the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice |
glaciation | the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice | |
glacier | a slowly moving mass of ice | |
Adverbs | glacially | by a glacier |
Meaning | Devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain. | |
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Example | "a glacial handshake" | |
Synonyms | frigid, frosty, frozen, icy, wintry | |
Broader | cold | Extended meanings |
Spanish | congelado, frígido, frío, gélido, glacial, helado, invernal | |
Catalan | fred, gèlid, glacial |
Meaning | Extremely cold. | |
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Example | "glacial winds" | |
Synonyms | arctic, frigid, gelid, icy, polar | |
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 | ártica, ártico, gélido, glacial, polar | |
Catalan | àrtic, gèlid, geliu, glacial, polar |
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