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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or relating to the Arctic; "the Arctic summer" [syn: north-polar, Arctic]
2: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather" [syn: arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar] n
1: the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole [syn: Arctic, Arctic Zone, North Frigid Zone]
2: a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow [syn: arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoe]

Merriam Webster's

geographical name the Arctic Ocean and lands in it and adjacent to it

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English artik, from Latin arcticus, from Greek arktikos, from arktos bear, Ursa Major, north; akin to Latin ursus bear, Sanskrit ?k?a Date: 14th century 1. often capitalized of, or relating to, or suitable for use at the north pole or the region near it <arctic waters> <arctic animals> <arctic clothing> 2. a. bitter cold ; frigid <arctic air> b. cold in temper or mood <an arctic smile> • arctically adverb II. noun Date: 1867 a rubber overshoe reaching to the ankle or above

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 of the north polar regions. 2 (arctic) colloq. (esp. of weather) very cold. --n. 1 the Arctic regions. 2 (arctic) US a thick waterproof overshoe. Phrases and idioms: Arctic Circle the parallel of latitude 66° 33' N, forming an imaginary line round this region. Etymology: ME f. OF artique f. L ar(c)ticus f. Gk arktikos f. arktos bear, Ursa Major

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Arctic Arc"tic, n. 1. The arctic circle. 2. A warm waterproof overshoe. [U.S.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Arctic Arc"tic, a. [OE. artik, OF. artique, F. arctique, L. arcticus, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? a bear, also a northern constellation so called; akin to L. ursus bear, Skr. ?ksha.] Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation called the Bear; northern; frigid; as, the arctic pole, circle, region, ocean; an arctic expedition, night, temperature. Note: The arctic circle is a lesser circle, parallel to the equator, 23[deg] 28' from the north pole. This and the antarctic circle are called the polar circles, and between these and the poles lie the frigid zones. See Zone.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. The Arctic is the area of the world around the North Pole. It is extremely cold and there is very little light in winter and very little darkness in summer. ...winter in the Arctic. ...Arctic ice. ? Antarctic N-PROPER: the N 2. If you describe a place or the weather as arctic, you are emphasizing that it is extremely cold. (INFORMAL) The bathroom, with its ancient facilities, is positively arctic. = freezing ADJ [emphasis]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Northern, boreal, septentrional, septentrion.

Moby Thesaurus

Siberian, aestival, affectless, algid, anesthetized, antarctic, austral, autistic, autumn, autumnal, below zero, biting, bitter, bitterly cold, bleak, blunt, boreal, brisk, brumal, canicular, catatonic, chill, chilly, cold, cold as charity, cold as death, cold as ice, cold as marble, cold-blooded, coldhearted, cool, crisp, cutting, dispassionate, drugged, dull, east, eastbound, easterly, eastermost, eastern, easternmost, emotionally dead, emotionless, equinoctial, freezing, freezing cold, frigid, frosted, frosty, frozen, gelid, glacial, heartless, hibernal, hiemal, hyperborean, ice-cold, ice-encrusted, icelike, icy, immovable, impassible, impassive, inclement, inexcitable, insusceptible, keen, meridional, midsummer, midwinter, nipping, nippy, nonemotional, north, northbound, northeast, northeasterly, northeastern, northerly, northern, northernmost, northwest, northwesterly, northwestern, numbing, objective, obtuse, occidental, oriental, out of season, out of touch, passionless, penetrating, piercing, pinching, raw, rigorous, seasonal, self-absorbed, severe, sharp, sleety, slushy, snappy, solstitial, soulless, south, southbound, southeast, southeasterly, southeastern, southerly, southern, southernmost, southwest, southwesterly, southwestern, spiritless, spring, springlike, stone-cold, subzero, summer, summerlike, summerly, summery, supercooled, unaffectionate, unemotional, unfeeling, unimpassioned, unimpressionable, unloving, unpassionate, unresponding, unresponsive, unsusceptible, unsympathetic, untouchable, vernal, west, westbound, westerly, western, westernmost, winter, winterbound, winterlike, wintery, wintry