What does frosty mean?
Definitions for frosty
ˈfrɔ sti, ˈfrɒs tifrosty
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word frosty.
Princeton's WordNet
frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintryadjective
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
"a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"
frosty, rimed, rimyadjective
covered with frost
"a frosty glass"; "hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost"-Wm.Faulkner
crisp, frosty, nipping, nippy, snappyadjective
pleasantly cold and invigorating
"crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"
Wiktionary
frostyadjective
Cold, chilly.
frostyadjective
Having frost on it.
The frosty pumpkin is the sign of the end of the growing season, soon the greenery will wither and harvest end for the year.
frostyadjective
Having an aloof or inhospitable manner.
After the divorce, she was civil but frosty to her ex.
Frostynoun
A generic name for a snowman.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Frostyadjective
Etymology: from frost.
For all my blood in Rome’s great quarrel shed,
For all the frosty nights that I have watch’d,
Be pitiful to my condemned sons. William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus.The air, if very cold, irritateth the flame, and maketh it burn more fiercely; as fire scorcheth in frosty weather. Francis Bacon.
A gnat, half starved with cold and hunger, went out one frosty morning to a bee-hive. Roger L'Estrange.
What a frosty spirited rogue is this! William Shakespeare, Henry IV.
Where is loyalty?
If it be banish’d from the frosty head,
Where shall it find a harbour in the earth? William Shakespeare, H. VI.
ChatGPT
frosty
Frosty generally refers to extremely cold temperatures or conditions that cause freezing or ice to form. It can also describe a demeanor or atmosphere that is unfriendly, cold, or aloof.
Webster Dictionary
Frostyadjective
attended with, or producing, frost; having power to congeal water; cold; freezing; as, a frosty night
Frostyadjective
covered with frost; as, the grass is frosty
Frostyadjective
chill in affection; without warmth of affection or courage
Frostyadjective
appearing as if covered with hoarfrost; white; gray-haired; as, a frosty head
Etymology: [Cf. AS. fyrstig.]
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
- [["1507","1"],["1587","2"],["1607","1"],["1653","2"],["1662","1"],["1664","2"],["1667","1"],["1676","1"],["1682","1"],["1683","4"],["1685","3"],["1687","1"],["1688","1"],["1689","1"],["1692","1"],["1694","2"],["1698","1"],["1699","1"],["1700","2"],["1702","1"],["1703","3"],["1704","1"],["1705","3"],["1706","5"],["1708","13"],["1709","2"],["1710","1"],["1711","2"],["1712","3"],["1713","2"],["1714","1"],["1715","4"],["1716","6"],["1717","2"],["1718","29"],["1720","5"],["1721","2"],["1722","3"],["1723","8"],["1724","7"],["1725","101"],["1726","36"],["1727","14"],["1728","5"],["1729","10"],["1730","6"],["1731","28"],["1732","2"],["1733","23"],["1734","12"],["1735","7"],["1736","2"],["1737","34"],["1738","116"],["1739","50"],["1740","10"],["1741","4"],["1742","13"],["1743","12"],["1744","90"],["1745","16"],["1746","10"],["1747","9"],["1748","4"],["1749","64"],["1750","110"],["1751","13"],["1752","4"],["1753","17"],["1754","23"],["1755","18"],["1756","9"],["1757","28"],["1758","38"],["1759","15"],["1760","13"],["1761","9"],["1762","10"],["1763","15"],["1764","12"],["1765","19"],["1766","55"],["1767","51"],["1768","35"],["1769","91"],["1770","130"],["1771","36"],["1772","190"],["1773","44"],["1774","33"],["1775","67"],["1776","54"],["1777","36"],["1778","87"],["1779","19"],["1780","46"],["1781","47"],["1782","12"],["1783","38"],["1784","47"],["1785","34"],["1786","54"],["1787","48"],["1788","47"],["1789","54"],["1790","44"],["1791","25"],["1792","68"],["1793","72"],["1794","110"],["1795","61"],["1796","134"],["1797","56"],["1798","56"],["1799","106"],["1800","156"],["1801","194"],["1802","170"],["1803","245"],["1804","147"],["1805","200"],["1806","232"],["1807","213"],["1808","183"],["1809","203"],["1810","155"],["1811","225"],["1812","167"],["1813","208"],["1814","188"],["1815","358"],["1816","183"],["1817","148"],["1818","175"],["1819","261"],["1820","396"],["1821","204"],["1822","349"],["1823","267"],["1824","494"],["1825","456"],["1826","307"],["1827","326"],["1828","356"],["1829","431"],["1830","486"],["1831","518"],["1832","534"],["1833","498"],["1834","469"],["1835","432"],["1836","460"],["1837","352"],["1838","509"],["1839","594"],["1840","490"],["1841","522"],["1842","432"],["1843","546"],["1844","577"],["1845","574"],["1846","670"],["1847","991"],["1848","596"],["1849","678"],["1850","823"],["1851","820"],["1852","1047"],["1853","947"],["1854","1024"],["1855","876"],["1856","1243"],["1857","1236"],["1858","725"],["1859","1001"],["1860","1161"],["1861","798"],["1862","749"],["1863","862"],["1864","937"],["1865","1038"],["1866","975"],["1867","998"],["1868","1032"],["1869","1049"],["1870","1080"],["1871","1196"],["1872","1012"],["1873","1147"],["1874","1250"],["1875","1042"],["1876","1176"],["1877","1089"],["1878","1081"],["1879","1145"],["1880","1474"],["1881","1324"],["1882","1553"],["1883","1914"],["1884","1520"],["1885","1463"],["1886","1246"],["1887","1616"],["1888","1370"],["1889","1373"],["1890","1315"],["1891","1473"],["1892","1631"],["1893","1580"],["1894","1626"],["1895","1883"],["1896","1722"],["1897","2087"],["1898","2115"],["1899","2238"],["1900","2577"],["1901","2190"],["1902","2279"],["1903","2167"],["1904","2431"],["1905","2256"],["1906","2642"],["1907","2332"],["1908","2191"],["1909","1936"],["1910","2153"],["1911","2467"],["1912","1950"],["1913","2270"],["1914","2089"],["1915","1670"],["1916","1776"],["1917","1993"],["1918","1318"],["1919","1641"],["1920","1937"],["1921","1572"],["1922","2237"],["1923","1970"],["1924","1639"],["1925","1717"],["1926","1576"],["1927","1552"],["1928","1622"],["1929","1547"],["1930","1685"],["1931","1687"],["1932","1324"],["1933","1286"],["1934","1632"],["1935","1514"],["1936","1682"],["1937","1663"],["1938","1604"],["1939","1517"],["1940","1493"],["1941","1315"],["1942","1370"],["1943","1095"],["1944","1035"],["1945","1122"],["1946","1771"],["1947","1922"],["1948","1887"],["1949","1952"],["1950","1775"],["1951","1741"],["1952","1881"],["1953","1743"],["1954","1703"],["1955","1783"],["1956","1763"],["1957","1868"],["1958","1710"],["1959","1778"],["1960","1876"],["1961","2191"],["1962","2391"],["1963","2341"],["1964","2216"],["1965","2367"],["1966","2894"],["1967","2752"],["1968","2929"],["1969","2814"],["1970","3131"],["1971","2741"],["1972","2803"],["1973","2809"],["1974","2636"],["1975","2497"],["1976","2822"],["1977","2925"],["1978","2815"],["1979","3013"],["1980","2989"],["1981","2982"],["1982","3398"],["1983","3584"],["1984","3774"],["1985","3924"],["1986","3850"],["1987","4123"],["1988","4342"],["1989","4523"],["1990","5016"],["1991","5062"],["1992","5222"],["1993","5140"],["1994","5439"],["1995","5686"],["1996","6227"],["1997","6222"],["1998","6174"],["1999","7167"],["2000","8083"],["2001","8215"],["2002","9088"],["2003","10126"],["2004","12626"],["2005","11968"],["2006","12393"],["2007","16514"],["2008","29493"]]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of frosty in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of frosty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of frosty in a Sentence
In the bleak midwinter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter, Long ago.
Christina Rossetti, A Christmas Carol:
In the bleak midwinter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter, Long ago.
Israel's relations with Barack Obama were frosty, they got off to a bad start and never recovered, but Joe Biden is someone Israelis know. Joe Biden's been around for a longtime.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for frosty
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- мразовит, заскреженBulgarian
- mrazivýCzech
- rhewllydWelsh
- frostigDanish
- frostigGerman
- jäätävä, jääkylmä, huurteinenFinnish
- reòtaScottish Gaelic
- coperta di ghiaccio, gelato, coperto di ghiaccio, ghiacciata, gelida, ghiacciato, gelata, gelidoItalian
- vorstigDutch
- frostigNorwegian
- mroźny, oszroniony, lodowatyPolish
- морозныйRussian
- frostigSwedish
- 冷冰冰Chinese
Get even more translations for frosty »
Translation
Find a translation for the frosty definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"frosty." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 18 Nov. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/frosty>.
Discuss these frosty definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In