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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Long, black spidery lashes and black eyeliner frame her pale blue eyes, intensifying their iciness.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
There’s often an unnerving poise to the music of St. Vincent — an almost eerie iciness that Annie Clark delights in shattering with sudden blurts of guitar.
From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2024
To simplify and improve the flavor, I wanted to make one that required no heat and, especially, no water, which can mute fruit’s vibrancy and contribute to that iciness.
From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2022
Doing so both heightens the maple flavor and evaporates excess water, which can lead to iciness.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2022
I must have gasped at the iciness, because Rosaleen looked up and seeing me come naked through the water, started to laugh.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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