frostiness

noun

frost·​i·​ness -tēnə̇s 

-tin-

plural -es

: the quality or state of being frosty or frigid

often criticized for his excessive frostiness toward modern art

—Newsweek

Word History

First Known Use

1629, in the meaning defined above

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