cold as ice

adjective

Very cold.

Similar
ice-coldfreezingcold
OriginMiddle English cold as ise →
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Meanings

adjectivecold as ice (not comparable)
  1. not comparablesimileVery cold.

    Synonyms: ice-cold, freezing, cold

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveVery cold.

Similar
ice-coldfreezingcold
Also see
ice-coldstone cold

Origin

  1. Middle Englishcold as ise
  2. Englishcold as ice

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 冰冷
  • 冰冷 (bīnglěng)very cold
Czech chladný jako led
  • chladný jako ledvery cold
Finnish jääkylmä
  • jääkylmävery cold
German eiskalt
  • eiskaltvery cold
Hungarian jéghideg
  • jéghidegvery cold
Russian холо́дный как лёд, ледяно́й
  • холо́дный как лёд (xolódnyj kak ljod)very cold
  • ледяно́й (ledjanój)very cold
Scottish Gaelic cho fuar ris a' phuinnsean
  • cho fuar ris a' phuinnseanvery cold
Spanish frígido, gélido
  • frígidovery cold
  • gélidovery cold
Swedish iskall
  • iskallvery cold

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cold as ice

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Cite this entry
APA

cold as ice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20as%20ice

MLA

“cold as ice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20as%20ice. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cold as ice,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20as%20ice.

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