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
On a hot afternoon after biking up the hill from the lake, that iciness is appreciated.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 4, 2023
That insulated us from iciness by a respectable 20 degrees.
From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022
This number will add richness and protect against iciness, without being too rich or too dense that they're the only thing you taste.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2021
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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