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Icy vs. Frozen — What's the Difference?

Icy vs. Frozen — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Icy and Frozen

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Icy

Covered with or consisting of ice
There were icy patches on the roads

Frozen

Past participle of freeze.

Icy

Containing or covered with ice
An icy road.

Frozen

Made into, covered with, or surrounded by ice.

Icy

Bitterly cold; freezing
An icy day.
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Frozen

Very cold
The frozen North.

Icy

Unfriendly or hostile
An icy stare.

Frozen

Preserved by freezing
Frozen meat.

Icy

Showing no emotion
Icy detachment.

Frozen

Rendered immobile
Frozen in their tracks with fear.

Icy

Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.

Frozen

Immobile, as from pain or inflammation. Used of a joint
A frozen shoulder.

Icy

Covered with ice, wholly or partially.

Frozen

Expressive of cold unfriendliness or disdain
A frozen look on their faces.

Icy

Characterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold.

Frozen

Kept at a fixed level
Frozen rents.

Icy

Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in, ice; cold; frosty.

Frozen

Impossible to withdraw, sell, or liquidate
Frozen assets.

Icy

Characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.; chilling; frigid; cold.
Icy was the deportment with which Philip received these demonstrations of affection.

Frozen

Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.
The mammoth has been frozen for ten thousand years.

Icy

Devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain;
A frigid greeting
Got a frosty reception
A frozen look on their faces
A glacial handshake
Icy stare
Wintry smile

Frozen

Immobilized.
I just stood frozen as the robber pointed at me with his gun.

Icy

Extremely cold;
An arctic climate
A frigid day
Gelid waters of the North Atlantic
Glacial winds
Icy hands
Polar weather

Frozen

(of a bank account or assets) In a state such that transactions are not allowed.

Icy

Covered with or containing or consisting of ice;
Icy northern waters

Frozen

(grammar) Retaining an older, obsolete syntax of an earlier version of a language, which now operates only on a specific word or phrase.
"Dice" is a frozen plural.

Icy

Shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice;
Roads and trees glazed with an icy film

Frozen

Inflection of freeze
The mammoth was frozen shortly after death.

Frozen

Congealed with cold; affected by freezing; as, a frozen brook.
They warmed their frozen feet.

Frozen

Subject to frost, or to long and severe cold; chilly; as, the frozen north; the frozen zones.

Frozen

Cold-hearted; unsympathetic; unyielding.
Be not ever frozen, coy.

Frozen

Turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold;
The frozen North
Frozen pipes
Children skating on a frozen brook

Frozen

Absolutely still;
Frozen with horror
They stood rooted in astonishment

Frozen

Devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain;
A frigid greeting
Got a frosty reception
A frozen look on their faces
A glacial handshake
Icy stare
Wintry smile

Frozen

Not thawed

Frozen

Used of foods; preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value;
Frozen foods

Frozen

Not convertible to cash;
Frozen assets

Frozen

Incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g.
Frozen prices
Living on fixed incomes

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