ice-cold

Meaning

Adj

1. As cold as ice; very cold.
2. Without emotion; distant.

Noun

A cold serving of beer.

Synonyms

icy

freezing

frosty

gelid

frigid

stone-cold

very cold

arm’s length

cold

🥶

cool and luscious

far off

frore

frozen

glacial

algid

ice cold

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaɪskəʊld/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *is-cold

Inherited from Old English: īsċeald

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: ieskoold

Cognate with Western Frisian: iiskâld

Cognate with Dutch: ijskoud

Cognate with Afrikaans: yskoud

Cognate with German: eiskalt

Cognate with Yiddish: אײַזקאַלט

Cognate with Danish: iskold

Cognate with Swedish: iskall

Cognate with Norwegian: iskald

Cognate with Faroese: ísakaldur

Cognate with Icelandic: ískaldur

In summary

From Middle English *is-cold, from Old English īsċeald; equivalent to ice + cold. Cognate with Saterland Frisian ieskoold (“ice-cold”), West Frisian iiskâld (“ice-cold”), Dutch ijskoud (“ice-cold”), Afrikaans yskoud (“ice-cold”), German Low German ieskold (“ice-cold”), German eiskalt (“ice-cold”), Yiddish אײַזקאַלט (ayzkalt, “ice-cold”), Danish iskold (“ice-cold”), Swedish iskall (“ice-cold”), Norwegian iskald (“ice-cold”), Faroese ísakaldur (“ice-cold”), Icelandic ískaldur (“ice-cold”).