glacial C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɡleɪʃəl/ UK /ˈɡleɪʃəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj relating to ice or glaciers; extremely cold or slow Negotiations proceeded at a glacial pace. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to ice or... icyfrozenfreezingfrigidarcticslow ↔ Opposites warmtropicalrapidswift Word family Derived forms glacially Related forms glacierglaciationglaciate Etymology AI details From Latin glacialis ('icy, frozen'), from glacies ('ice'), via French glacial. glacialis Latin glacies Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # glacial **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɡleɪʃəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡleɪʃəl/ ## Meanings 1. relating to ice or glaciers; extremely cold or slow ## Examples - Negotiations proceeded at a glacial pace. ## Synonyms - icy - frozen - freezing - frigid - arctic - slow ## Antonyms - warm - tropical - rapid - swift ## Derived Forms - glacially ## Related Forms - glacier - glaciation - glaciate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: glacialis - Root: glacies ## Etymology From Latin glacialis ('icy, frozen'), from glacies ('ice'), via French glacial. ## AI Etymology Glacial is from Latin glacialis ('icy, frozen'), from glacies ('ice'), via French glacial. Important recorded forms include glacialis (Latin) and glacies (Latin). The current sense covers relating to ice or glaciers; extremely cold or slow. The wider family includes derived forms such as glacially and related words such as glacier, glaciation, and glaciate. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown