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iciness|ˈaɪsɪnɪs|
[f. icy + -ness.]
The quality of being icy; extreme coldness. Chiefly fig.
1579Twyne Phisicke agst. Fort. i. xxvii. 36 a, A colde ycinesse of sorowe and repentaunce. a1652J. Smith Sel. Disc. vii. 372 Love..enough to thaw all the icyness of men's hearts which self-love had quite frozen up. 1814Byron Lara i. xxviii, O'er his brow the dampening heart-drops threw The sickening iciness of that cold dew. 1883Contemp. Rev. Aug. 238 A most distressing and depressing iciness of tone and manner. |