Antonyms for antarctic

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ant-ahrk-tik, -ahr-tik

Phonetic Transcription : æntˈɑrk tɪk, -ˈɑr tɪk

Definition of antarctic

Origin : late 14c., antartyk "opposite to the north pole" (adj.), also (with capital A) "region around the South pole" (n.), from Old French antartique, from Medieval Latin antarcticus, from Greek antarktikos "opposite the north," from anti- "opposite" (see anti-) + arktikos "arctic" (see arctic). The first -c- sound ceased to be pronounced in Medieval Latin and was dropped in Old French. Modern English spelling, which restores it, dates from 17c.

As in frigid : adj extremely cold
As in frosty : adj very cold
As in frozen : adj very cold
As in glacial : adj extremely cold
As in icy : adj frozen; slippery when frozen

Example sentences :

We're to sail the first week in September, so as to get the summer months in the Antarctic.
Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine

But single instances—so an observation by Scott, in the Antarctic.
Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort

"Yes—but so is the Arctic camp, and the Antarctic camp, as well," replied Wade.
Extract from : « Invaders from the Infinite » by John Wood Campbell

On the seventy-fifth day after the sailing of the Antarctic?
Extract from : « The Call Of The South » by Louis Becke

We knew that war was their object, and the Antarctic was prepared for battle.
Extract from : « The Call Of The South » by Louis Becke

All hands work like fury, for a full Antarctic hurricane is on them.
Extract from : « All Afloat » by William Wood

The more I reflect on your Antarctic flora the more I am astounded.
Extract from : « More Letters of Charles Darwin » by Charles Darwin

In the November following he renewed his search in the Antarctic.
Extract from : « The Works of Edgar Allan Poe » by Edgar Allan Poe

She was Arctic, and Antarctic he had to be, perforce of the distance she put between them.
Extract from : « The Amazing Marriage, Complete » by George Meredith

He had not perfectly proved the impossibility of an antarctic continent.
Extract from : « Celebrated Travels and Travellers » by Jules Verne

Synonyms for antarctic

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