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icelike

icelike

1 4.4
Like ice in look, feel, or tone
  • adjective
  • /ˈaɪsˌlaɪk/
: hieloso
  • The sculpture resembled an icelike formation, clear and shimmering as if frozen in time.

Examples

  • The creation from sugar of a smooth, icelike white topping was discovered and developed at much the same time as the fruitcake, but it was used for small, highly valued confections, almond marzipan in particular.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The icelike surface of the glacier glistened under the bright sun.

  • Her skin had an icelike quality, cool and smooth to the touch.

Synonyms

frosty
vsicelike
17 1.0

Cold, often with a thin layer of ice on the ground

describes resemblance in appearance or texture rather than temperature or actual crystals
icy
vsicelike
15 1.0

Shiny and slippery from a thin layer of ice

is similar in overall look and texture rather than only surface slickness

How Icy

frozen
232 1.0
icy
91 1.0
frosty
17 1.0
icelike
1 4.4

Surface Forms

icelike positive

Morphology

icelike = ice (transparent) = ice + like

Formed directly from the noun 'ice' plus the productive suffix '-like' meaning 'resembling', so the meaning is readily derivable by learners.

Etymology

Icelike comes from ice ('frozen water') plus the ending -like ('similar to'). So icelike simply means 'like ice', for example in look, feel, or tone.