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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