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Glacial

🔄 Synonyms of "Glacial"

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WordDefinition
gelid(literary) Very cold; icy or frosty.
frigidVery cold; lacking warmth; icy.
coldnoun(of a thing) Having a low temperature.
polarnoun(geography) Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.
wintrySuggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.
arcticnoun(geography) Pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet, characterised by extreme cold and an icy landscape.
freezingnoun(countable and uncountable) The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.
frozenHaving undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.
frostynounCold, chilly; icy.
icynounPertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.

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WordDefinition
wintrySuggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.
frozenHaving undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.
icyPertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
freezing(with above or below) The freezing point of water, zero degrees celsius.
gelid(literary) Very cold; icy or frosty.
frostyCold, chilly; icy.
frigidVery cold; lacking warmth; icy.
cold(of a thing) Having a low temperature.
polar(geography) Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.
arctic(geography) Pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet, characterised by extreme cold and an icy landscape.
glaciernoun(geology) A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.
iceInitialism of isolated, confined, extreme. [Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.]
chillingCausing mild fear.
chillyCold enough to cause discomfort.
bleakUnhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.
slowTaking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
bitterHaving an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
glaciatedcovered with ice (as by a glacier) or affected by glacial action
nippynoun(informal, weather) Rather cold.
ice-coldnounAs cold as ice; very cold.

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