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
Long, black spidery lashes and black eyeliner frame her pale blue eyes, intensifying their iciness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
Move them around a bit to ensure an even shower, and they’ll lose their rock-hard iciness in a few minutes.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
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
Sierra remembered the impossible nothingness of the throng haint rearing up over her, blotting out the suburban Flatbush streets, all those screaming mouths and the searing iciness creeping along her left arm.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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