Meaning

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

    eisig, Eis-

    ледяно́йledjanój, ледо́выйledóvyj

    льодяни́йlʹodjanýj, крижани́йkryžanýj, льодови́йlʹodovýj

  2. Covered with ice, wholly or partially.

    eisig

    ледяно́йledjanój, обледене́лыйobledenélyj, заледене́вшийzaledenévšij

    льодяни́йlʹodjanýj, обледені́лийobledenílyj

    covered with or containing or consisting of ice

  3. Characterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold.

    ледяно́йledjanój, моро́зныйmoróznyj, ледяно́йledjanój

    extremely cold

  4. (US, slang)To be wearing an excessive amount of jewelry, especially of the high-quality and expensive kind.

Examples

109 sentences
  1. I slipped and fell on the icy sidewalk.

    Я посковзнувся і впав на покритому льодом тротуарі. — brambury

    ruЯ поскользнулся и упал на покрытый льдом тротуар. — Anne_Paen

    deIch bin auf dem eisglatten Bürgersteig ausgerutscht und hingefallen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. The road was icy.

    Дорога була заледеніла. — deniko

    ruДорога была заледенелой. — Wezel

    deDie Straße war vereist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Tom hates driving on icy roads.

  4. I hate driving on icy roads.

  5. The road is icy, so take care.

    ruДорога обледенела, поэтому будь осторожен. — katjka

    deDie Straße ist vereist, also sei vorsichtig. — Wolf

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice:
covered with ice:
Русский
By meaning 4
pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice:
covered with ice:
extremely cold, frigid:
characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice:

Origin

From ice + -y; cf. Old English īsiġ.

From ice + -y; cf. Old English īsiġ.

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Forms

icier, iciest
Comparativeicier Lesson
Superlativeiciest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

52 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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