Synonyms for frostiness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : fraw-stee, fros-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfrɔ sti, ˈfrɒs ti |
Définition of frostiness
Origin :- Old English forstig, fyrstig (cf. Dutch vorstig, German frostig); see frost (n.) + -y (2). Figurative use from late 14c. Related: Frostily; frostiness.
- noun frigidness
- It was very chilly, and they had brought along no wraps to protect them from the frostiness of the upper air.
- Extract from : « The Motor Boys in the Clouds » by Clarence Young
- The air, which was very still, had a frostiness to it that nipped Juhani's nose and face.
- Extract from : « Our Little Finnish Cousin » by Clara Vostrovsky Winlow
- Pray think of me as a young person of sobriety; collected, discreet, cold to frostiness.
- Extract from : « Frulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther » by Elizabeth von Arnim
- Even the color due to the frostiness of the outdoor air was replaced by an angry pallor.
- Extract from : « Peggy Raymond's Way » by Harriet Lummis Smith
- Perez led him on with compliments, thawing away his frostiness gradually with Jan's admiration for the guitar of M. La Branche.
- Extract from : « Poor Folk in Spain » by Jan Gordon
- Owing to these circumstances, Delaherche at last began to lay aside his frostiness of manner.
- Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
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