Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Polar
polar, adj. [Med. L. polār-is < L. pol-us, see pole + L. ār-em, of the kind of, belonging to.] (webplay: ice, needle, north, seas, south).
- Arctic; glacial; frozen; icy; bitterly cold; of the region surrounding the north pole.
- Harsh; intense, severe; tortuous; difficult; filled with trial and tribulation.
- Solitary; remote; cut off from human companionship.
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