Antonyms for arctic
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ahrk-tik or especially for 7, ahr-tik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɑrk tɪk or especially for 7, ˈɑr tɪk |
Definition of arctic
Origin :- late 14c., artik, from Old French artique, from Medieval Latin articus, from Latin arcticus, from Greek arktikos "of the north," literally "of the (constellation) Bear," from arktos "bear; Ursa Major; the region of the north," the Bear being a northerly constellation. From *rkto-, the usual Indo-European base for "bear" (cf. Avestan aresho, Armenian arj, Albanian ari, Latin ursus, Welsh arth); see bear (n.) for why the name changed in Germanic. The -c- was restored from 1550s. As a noun, "the Arctic regions," from 1560s.
- adj very cold
- That is why we feel that expensive Arctic feasts would probably be a frost.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- You have them say that things are hot in the pan and you have to have drinks with names like arctic and all like that.
- Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
- These seal-creatures, strange seed of the Arctic ice, had trapped the Peary all too well.
- Extract from : « Under Arctic Ice » by H.G. Winter
- It was about Arctic exploration and an expedition he had joined in search of Franklin.
- Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
- But what temperature has been reached above the Arctic Circle?
- Extract from : « The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras » by Jules Verne
- Duffel or Arctic clothing was served out to both officers and men.
- Extract from : « Submarine Warfare of To-day » by Charles W. Domville-Fife
- The thought touched her with an arctic sense of cold and desolation.
- Extract from : « Aunt Rachel » by David Christie Murray
- Nearctic: temperate and arctic North America, including Greenland.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- It minds me of the howl of a wolf-dog under the Arctic stars.
- Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
- He's going to live on deck to inure himself to the rigours of the Arctic climate.
- Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
Synonyms for arctic
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