Synonyms for antarctic
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ant-ahrk-tik, -ahr-tik |
| Phonetic Transcription : æntˈɑrk tɪk, -ˈɑr tɪk |
Top 10 synonyms for antarctic Other synonyms for the word antarctic
- algific
- antarctic
- arctic
- biting
- bitter
- chill
- chilled to the bone
- chilling
- cool
- frigorific
- frost-bound
- frosted
- frozen over
- gelid
- glaring
- hoar
- hyperboreal
- ice-capped
- ice-covered
- icebound
- icebox
- icicled
- icy
- nippy
- numb
- piercing
- polar
- raw
- refrigerated
- rimy
- shivering
- shivery
- Siberian
- sleeted
- smooth as glass
- snappy
- three-dog night
- wintry
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for antarctic
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