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cold
- pronunciation:
- kold
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
colder, coldest |
| definition 1: |
having a body temperature below normal.
cold fingers and toes- synonyms:
- chill, chilly, cool
- antonyms:
- hot, warm
- similar words:
- algid, frostbitten, ice-cold, icy, numb, shivering, shivery
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| definition 2: |
without warmth.
a cold day- synonyms:
- chilly, cool, nippy, wintry
- antonyms:
- hot, lukewarm
- similar words:
- arctic, bitter, freezing, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, hyperborean, ice-cold, icy
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| definition 3: |
without feeling or affection.
cold logichis cold gaze- synonyms:
- chill, chilly, distant, frosty, ice-cold, icy, impassive, unemotional, unfeeling
- antonyms:
- affectionate, amorous, hot-blooded, intimate, loving, warm
- similar words:
- aloof, cold-blooded, dispassionate, frigid, hardhearted, indifferent, inhospitable, passionless, stony, unfriendly, unsympathetic
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| definition 4: |
suffering from lack of warmth.
I'm cold, so can I have a blanket?- synonyms:
- chilled, chilly
- antonyms:
- hot
- similar words:
- frigid
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| definition 5: |
of food or drink, chilled by refrigeration or not warmed.
cold milka cold meal- synonyms:
- chilled, cooled, refrigerated
- antonyms:
- hot, lukewarm, warm
- similar words:
- ice-cold, iced
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| related words: |
bare, bleak, callous, cheerless, chill, cool, crisp, cutting, dank, dead, heartless, inhuman, raw, remote, stark, stern, stiff |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
weather marked by low temperature.
The cold was fierce.- synonyms:
- chill
- antonyms:
- heat
- similar words:
- cold snap, Jack Frost
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| definition 2: |
a minor viral illness of the respiratory system.
- synonyms:
- common cold, flu, grippe, influenza, virus
- similar words:
- ague, bug, chill
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| related words: |
cool |
| derivations: |
coldly (adv.), coldness (n.) |
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