Definition of Frostiness

1. Noun. Coldness as evidenced by frost.

Generic synonyms: Cold, Coldness, Frigidity, Frigidness, Low Temperature
Derivative terms: Frosty, Frosty

2. Noun. A silvery-white color.
Exact synonyms: Hoariness
Generic synonyms: White, Whiteness
Derivative terms: Hoary

Definition of Frostiness

1. n. State or quality of being frosty.

Definition of Frostiness

1. Noun. The quality of being frosty ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Frostiness

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Frostiness

frostbite
frostbites
frostbiting
frostbitings
frostbitten
frosted
frosted bat
frosted heart
frosted liver
frosteds
frostfish
frostfishes
frostier
frostiest
frostily
frostiness
frostinesses
frosting
frostinglike
frostings
frostless
frostlike
frostline
frostlines
frostnip
frostnips
frostproof
frosts
frostweed
frostweeds

Literary usage of Frostiness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The English Pulpit: Collection of Sermons by Chester Field (1848)
"... and too much corruption and earthliness in the human heart, and too much frostiness (if I may be allowed the expression,) — too much frostiness and ice ..."

2. The American Journal of Homœopathic Materia Medica (1869)
"In warm room frostiness, 1028; near the stove chilly and cold, 1043; ... Frostiness, also in the warm room, 2d d. Ng. . Overrun by brief chills, ..."

3. The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. by Washington Irving (1906)
"Notwithstanding the frostiness of the morning, the sun in his cloudless journey had acquired sufficient power to melt away the thin covering of snow from ..."

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