frostinessn.

Brit.

/ˈfrɒstɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈfrɔstinᵻs/,

/ˈfrɑstinᵻs/

Forms: see frosty adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: frosty adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < frosty adj. + -ness suffix.

1. Coldness of feeling, demeanour, relations, etc.; (originally) cold-heartedness; (now chiefly) hostility, unfriendliness. Cf. frosty adj. 6b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [noun] > coldness or lack of warm feeling

coldOE

coldness1557

iciness1579

frost1600

frostiness1629

frigiditya1631

nun's flesh1637

chillness1639

froideur1645

chilliness1817

touch-me-not-ishness1836

chill1837

cold-heartedness1850

1629 J. Mabbe tr. C. de Fonseca Deuout Contempl. 559 It was Winter, though it may be referred to our Sauiour Christs walking from place to place, yet doth it declare the frostinesse and ycie coldnesse [Sp. el yelo y la frialdad] of the Iews hearts.

1830 E. B. Pusey Hist. Enq. II. 239 The iciness of the state, the chillness of letters, the frostiness of the people.

1859 Life E. Henderson vi. 392 Volumes chargeable with somewhat of frostiness.

1918 ‘R. Dehan’ That which hath Wings xlv. 345 A gleam of interest warmed the frostiness of the Ministerial countenance.

1990 A. S. Byatt Possession viii. 129 There was a frostiness between the two of them when Maud brought out her proposals.

2. The quality or condition of being frosty; coldness of the weather, air, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cold weather > [noun] > freezing or frosty weather

freezec1440

frostiness1653

freeze-up1876

1653 W. Ramesey Astrologia Restaurata iv. xv. 249 The coldness and frostiness of the weather.

1720 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God I. vi. 118 The Pinching Cold and Frostiness of the Night!

1795 G. Walker House of Tynian I. xii. 178 The variety of prospect over which the eye wandered in silence, was rendered more pleasing by the clear frostiness of the air.

1836 C. C. Bury Devoted viii. 64 There was just that degree of frostiness in the air which gave a lucid clearness to every object.

1893 Macmillan's Mag. Jan. 191/1 The bitter frostiness of the fireless room.

1925 J. R. Smith North Amer. xxx. 549 The region is one of great variety of rainfall and frostiness or frost exemption.

2001 Washington Post (Nexis) 16 Feb. t31 If April showers bring May flowers, what does February frostiness bring?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	frostiness
释义	frostinessn. Brit. /ˈfrɒstɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈfrɔstinᵻs/, /ˈfrɑstinᵻs/ Forms: see frosty adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: frosty adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < frosty adj. + -ness suffix. 1. Coldness of feeling, demeanour, relations, etc.; (originally) cold-heartedness; (now chiefly) hostility, unfriendliness. Cf. frosty adj. 6b. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [noun] > coldness or lack of warm feeling coldOE coldness1557 iciness1579 frost1600 frostiness1629 frigiditya1631 nun's flesh1637 chillness1639 froideur1645 chilliness1817 touch-me-not-ishness1836 chill1837 cold-heartedness1850 1629 J. Mabbe tr. C. de Fonseca Deuout Contempl. 559 It was Winter, though it may be referred to our Sauiour Christs walking from place to place, yet doth it declare the frostinesse and ycie coldnesse [Sp. el yelo y la frialdad] of the Iews hearts. 1830 E. B. Pusey Hist. Enq. II. 239 The iciness of the state, the chillness of letters, the frostiness of the people. 1859 Life E. Henderson vi. 392 Volumes chargeable with somewhat of frostiness. 1918 ‘R. Dehan’ That which hath Wings xlv. 345 A gleam of interest warmed the frostiness of the Ministerial countenance. 1990 A. S. Byatt Possession viii. 129 There was a frostiness between the two of them when Maud brought out her proposals. 2. The quality or condition of being frosty; coldness of the weather, air, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cold weather > [noun] > freezing or frosty weather freezec1440 frostiness1653 freeze-up1876 1653 W. Ramesey Astrologia Restaurata iv. xv. 249 The coldness and frostiness of the weather. 1720 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God I. vi. 118 The Pinching Cold and Frostiness of the Night! 1795 G. Walker House of Tynian I. xii. 178 The variety of prospect over which the eye wandered in silence, was rendered more pleasing by the clear frostiness of the air. 1836 C. C. Bury Devoted viii. 64 There was just that degree of frostiness in the air which gave a lucid clearness to every object. 1893 Macmillan's Mag. Jan. 191/1 The bitter frostiness of the fireless room. 1925 J. R. Smith North Amer. xxx. 549 The region is one of great variety of rainfall and frostiness or frost exemption. 2001 Washington Post (Nexis) 16 Feb. t31 If April showers bring May flowers, what does February frostiness bring? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1629
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