ICINESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A lack of affection or enthusiasm

Example:

a distressing coldness of tone and manner

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("iciness" is a kind of...):

emotionlessness; unemotionality (absence of emotion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "iciness"):

stone (a lack of feeling or expression or movement)

lukewarmness; tepidness (lack of passion, force or animation)

Derivation:

icy (devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain)

Meaning:

Coldness due to a cold environment

Synonyms:

chill; gelidity; iciness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("iciness" is a kind of...):

cold; coldness; frigidity; frigidness; low temperature (the absence of heat)

Derivation:

icy (covered with or containing or consisting of ice)

icy (shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice)