Icy vs. Frozen — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Icy and Frozen
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Definitions
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.
Frozen➦
Very cold
The frozen North.
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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.
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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
