glacious

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adjective

Characteristic, composed, or of the nature of icy; icy.

OriginFrench glacieux ← Latin glaciēs →
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Meanings

adjectiveglacious (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCharacteristic, composed, or of the nature of icy; icy.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
icy

Origin

  1. Latinglaciēs“ice”
  2. Frenchglacieux
  3. Englishglacious

From obsolete French glacieux, from Latin glaciēs (“ice”).

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glacious,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glacious.

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