The difference between Freezing cold and Ice-cold

When used as adjectives, freezing cold means extremely and unpleasantly cold, whereas ice-cold means as cold as ice.


Freezing cold is also noun with the meaning: extreme and unpleasant cold.

check bellow for the other definitions of Freezing cold and Ice-cold

  1. Freezing cold as an adjective (idiomatic):

    extremely and unpleasantly cold

  1. Freezing cold as a noun (idiomatic):

    extreme and unpleasant cold

  1. Ice-cold as an adjective:

    As cold as ice; very cold.

  2. Ice-cold as an adjective:

    Without emotion; distant.

    Examples:

    "The way she stared him down and walked away...everyone in the room could tell she was [[ice-cold]]."