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antarctic

ant·arc·tic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ant-ahrk-tik, -ahr-tik]
    • /æntˈɑrk tɪk, -ˈɑr tɪk/
    • /ænˈtɑːk.tɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ant-ahrk-tik, -ahr-tik]
    • /æntˈɑrk tɪk, -ˈɑr tɪk/

Definitions of antarctic word

  • proper noun antarctic The Antarctic is the area around the South Pole. 3
  • adjective antarctic of or relating to the south polar regions 3
  • adjective antarctic of or near the South Pole or the region around it 3
  • adjective antarctic of, at, or near the South Pole. 1
  • noun antarctic the Antarctic, the Antarctic Ocean and Antarctica. 1
  • noun antarctic Alternative spelling of Antarctic. 1
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Origin of antarctic

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; < Latin antarcticus < Greek antarktikós (see ant-, arctic); replacing Middle English antartik (< Middle French) < Medieval Latin antarticus

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Parts of speech for Antarctic

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adverb
pronoun
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antarctic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for antarctic

adj antarctic

  • ice-cold — cold as ice: Her feet were ice-cold.
  • frozen — past participle of freeze.
  • freezing — (of temperatures) approaching, at, or below the freezing point.
  • chilly — Something that is chilly is unpleasantly cold.
  • icy — made of, full of, or covered with ice: icy roads.

adjective antarctic

  • algific — Producing cold; covered in ice.
All 40 Synonyms of antarctic

Antonyms for antarctic

adj antarctic

  • friendly — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
  • amicable — When people have an amicable relationship, they are pleasant to each other and solve their problems without quarrelling.
  • amorous — If you describe someone's feelings or actions as amorous, you mean that they involve sexual desire.
  • lovable — of such a nature as to attract love; deserving love; amiable; endearing.
  • loving — feeling or showing love; warmly affectionate; fond: loving glances.
All 17 Antonyms of antarctic

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Related words

  • antarctic convergence

    the fairly well-defined boundary that exists between the cold antarctic waters and the warmer waters to the north and can be traced around the world.

  • antarctic zone

    the section of the earth's surface lying between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole.

  • graham land

    a part of the British Antarctic Territory, in the N section of the Antarctic Peninsula: formerly the British name for the entire peninsula.

  • little america

    a base in the Antarctic, on the Bay of Whales, S of the Ross Sea: established by Adm. Richard E. Byrd of the U.S. Navy in 1929; used for later Antarctic expeditions.

  • palmer archipelago

    a group of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, off the NW coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.

  • south orkney islands

    an uninhabited group of islands in the S Atlantic, southeast of Cape Horn: formerly a dependency of the Falkland Islands; part of the British Antarctic Territory since 1962 (claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty). Area: 621 sq km (240 sq miles)
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