The difference between Freezing cold and Glacial
When used as nouns, freezing cold means extreme and unpleasant cold, whereas glacial means a glacial period (colloquially known as an ice age).
When used as adjectives, freezing cold means extremely and unpleasantly cold, whereas glacial means of, or relating to glaciers.
check bellow for the other definitions of Freezing cold and Glacial
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Freezing cold as an adjective (idiomatic):
extremely and unpleasantly cold
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Freezing cold as a noun (idiomatic):
extreme and unpleasant cold
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Glacial as an adjective:
Of, or relating to glaciers.
Examples:
"We examined the glacial deposits."
"Wang Shijin is a glacier expert and director of the Yulong Snow Mountain Glacial and Environmental Observation Research Station.'' [[File:Wang Shijin is a glacier expert.ogg]]"
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Glacial as an adjective (figuratively):
Very slow.
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Glacial as an adjective:
Cold and icy.
Examples:
"After the rain and frost, the pavements were glacial."
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Glacial as an adjective:
Having the appearance of ice.
Examples:
"On cold days, glacial acetic acid will freeze in the bottle."
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Glacial as an adjective (figuratively):
Cool and unfriendly.
Examples:
"He gave me a glacial stare."
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Glacial as a noun:
A glacial period (colloquially known as an ice age).
Examples:
"synonyms: ice age"