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frostless

frostless

5.6
Warm and friendly in the way someone acts
  • adjective
  • /ˈfrɔstləs/
translation icon : cordial
  • Her frostless smile made everyone feel welcome at the party.

Examples

  • He greeted his old rival with a surprisingly frostless tone.

  • The manager's frostless approach helped resolve the conflict quickly.

  • Her frostless demeanor made everyone feel welcome.

  • The frostless environment at the party encouraged open conversations.

  • Her frostless smile made everyone feel welcome at the party.

  • The manager's frostless approach helped resolve the conflict quickly.

  • He greeted his old rival with a surprisingly frostless tone.

Synonyms

warmish
vsfrostless
1 3.4

A little warm, not hot, or a little friendly

is fully warm and friendly rather than only moderately so

How Friendly

warm
280 1.0
friendly
773 1.0
frostless
5.6
distant
61 4.9
hostile
194 4.6

Surface Forms

frostless positive

Morphology

frostless = frost (semi-transparent) = frost + less

The connection to 'frost' is clear, but the metaphorical meaning of 'warm or friendly' is not a standard derivation.

Etymology

Frostless comes from frost ('coldness') and -less ('without'), so it literally means 'without cold'. That is why a frostless smile means warm and friendly rather than cold or distant.