cold
nouns
a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
"will they never find a cure for the common cold?"
the absence of heat
"the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
adjectives
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
"a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer"
is similar to
chilly
"a person who is algid is marked by prostration and has cold clammy skin and low blood pressure"
is similar to
extremely cold
"an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
is similar to
pleasantly cold and invigorating
"crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"
is similar to
covered with frost
"a frosty glass"; "hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost"-Wm.Faulkner
is similar to
causing cooling or freezing
"a refrigerant substance such as ice or solid carbon dioxide"
is similar to
made or kept cold by refrigeration
"keep the milk refrigerated"; "a refrigerated truck"
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not having been heated or warmed
"an unheated room"; "unwarmed rolls"
see also
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
"the frozen North"; "frozen pipes"; "children skating on a frozen brook"
see also
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
"a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze"
is an attribute of
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
"a cold unfriendly nod"; "a cold and unaffectionate person"; "a cold impersonal manner"; "cold logic"; "the concert left me cold"
is similar to
unmoved by feeling
"he kept his emotionless objectivity and faith in the cause he served"; "this passionless girl was like an icicle in the sunshine"-Margaret Deland
is similar to
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
"a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"
see also
psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike
"relations were cool and polite"; "a cool reception"; "cool to the idea of higher taxes"
having lost freshness through passage of time
"a cold trail"; "dogs attempting to catch a cold scent"
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lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
"stale bread"; "the beer was stale"
(color) giving no sensation of warmth
"a cold bluish grey"
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(color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets
"cool greens and blues and violets"
marked by errorless familiarity
"had her lines cold before rehearsals started"
is similar to
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
"a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day"
lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
"moth-eaten theories about race"; "stale news"
so intense as to be almost uncontrollable
"cold fury gripped him"
is similar to
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
"intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
sexually unresponsive
"was cold to his advances"; "a frigid woman"
is derived from
without compunction or human feeling
"in cold blood"; "cold-blooded killing"; "insensate destruction"
feeling or showing no enthusiasm
"a cold audience"; "a cold response to the new play"
is derived from
is similar to
not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor
"an unenthusiastic performance by the orchestra"; "unenthusiastic applause"
unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication
"the boxer was out cold"; "pass out cold"
is similar to
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
"lay unconscious on the floor"
of a seeker; far from the object sought
is similar to
located at a great distance in time or space or degree
"we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"
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