ice maiden



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ice maiden

pejorative A coolly composed, unemotional woman; a woman without affection or warmth of feeling. I don't know how Janet can go out with an ice maiden like Mary. Many see the prime minister as some kind of ice maiden, but I think she's just being as tough as she needs to be.
See also: ice, maiden

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Winfrith-Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Wolfe[wulf]
HaydÉE-Spanish, French
Svitlana-Ukrainian
Torleif-Norwegian
Christen (1)-Danish, Norwegian