Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cold as ice

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables: cold as ice
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very cold.

Etymology

From Middle English cold as ise, cold as yse, colde as ise.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: cold as ise

Synonyms

ice-cold freezing cold

Rhymes With

nice price ice on ice advice twice de-ice vice device rice sacrifice precise

Questions

What does cold as ice mean?: Very cold.
Where does cold as ice come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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