Arctic definition
Extremely cold; frigid.
adjective
A region between the North Pole and the northern timberlines of North America and Eurasia.
A warm waterproof overshoe.
noun
Very cold; frigid.
adjective
Of, characteristic of, or near the North Pole or the region around it.
adjective
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Arctic is defined as a way to describe something very cold, like freezing icy temperatures or a person’s disinterested or chilly attitude.
A person who ignores another person is an example of being in an Arctic mood.
adjective
An Arctic means a waterproof shoe that is worn over a regular shoe.
Putting on a pair of galoshes over tennis shoes is an example of wearing Arctics.
noun
The definition of Arctic is a name for anything associated with the North Pole region.
An example is the Arctic Ocean near the North Pole.
adjective
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Of or pertaining to the Arctic.
adjective
the Arctic
- the region around the North Pole, including the Arctic Ocean and the lands in it north of the 70° latitude
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Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
the Arctic
Origin of arctic
- Alteration (influenced by Latin arcticus) of Middle English artik northern from Medieval Latin articus from Latin arcticus from Greek arktikos from arktos bear, the northern constellation Ursa Major r̥tko- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old French artique (with -c- reintroduced after Latin in the 17th century), from Latin arcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός (arktikos, “northern, of the (Great) Bear”), from ἄρκτος (arktos, “bear, Ursa Major”).
From Wiktionary
- Old French artique, from Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός (arktikos, “of the bear, northern”), a reference to the northerly constellation Ursa Major, from ἄρκτος (arktos, “bear”).
From Wiktionary