iciness
Britishnoun
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the condition of being icy or very cold
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a manner that is cold or reserved; aloofness
Example Sentences
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She hoped for comfort and support from her family, but instead, she and her young daughter were met with iciness.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
On a hot afternoon after biking up the hill from the lake, that iciness is appreciated.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 4, 2023
So, in that way, Sunday and Monday could be called equals in terms of their iciness, while Monday became the clear warmth winner.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 16, 2023
On the desolate battlefronts of southern and eastern Ukraine, the clinging, clay-like mud of late autumn is beginning to congeal into iciness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
He was not a man to speak this way to a brother officer, a fellow Virginian; he shocked Stuart to silence with the iciness of his voice.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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