Cold — synonyms, cold antonyms, definition

1. cold (a)

aloof anaesthetised antagonistic apathetic arctic arrogant barren benumbed biting bleak callous calm cheerless chill chilled chilling chilly clammy cold-blooded comfortless • • •

2. cold (Noun)

ague chill climate coldness common cold cough disease fever fit flu freeze frigidity frigidness frost hack hem ice iciness influenza low temperature • • •

cold (Noun) — A mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs). ex. "will they never find a cure for the common cold?"

cold (Noun) — The absence of heat. ex. "come in out of the cold" ex. "cold is a vasoconstrictor"

cold (Noun) — The sensation produced by low temperatures. ex. "the cold helped clear his head" ex. "he shivered from the cold"

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3. cold (Adjective)

dusty inhuman insensate moth-eaten stale hot

cold (Adjective) — Having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration. ex. "a cold climate" ex. "a cold room" ex. "dinner has gotten cold" ex. "cold fingers" ex. "if you are cold, turn up the heat" ex. "a cold beer"

cold (Adjective) — Without human warmth or emotion. ex. "a cold unfriendly nod" ex. "a cold and unaffectionate person" ex. "a cold impersonal manner" ex. "cold logic" ex. "the concert left me cold"

cold (Adjective) — Having lost freshness through passage of time. ex. "a cold trail" ex. "dogs attempting to catch a cold scent"

cold (Adjective) — (colour) giving no sensation of warmth. ex. "a cold bluish grey"

cold (Adjective) — Marked by errorless familiarity. ex. "had her lines cold before rehearsals started"

cold (Adjective) — Lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new. ex. "cold news"

cold (Adjective) — So intense as to be almost uncontrollable. ex. "cold fury gripped him"

cold (Adjective) — Sexually unresponsive. ex. "was cold to his advances"

cold (Adjective) — Without compunction or human feeling. ex. "in cold blood" ex. "cold-blooded killing"

cold (Adjective) — Feeling or showing no enthusiasm. ex. "a cold audience" ex. "a cold response to the new play"

cold (Adjective) — Unconscious from a blow, shock or intoxication. ex. "the boxer was out cold" ex. "pass out cold"

cold (Adjective) — Of a seeker; far from the object sought.

cold (Adjective) — Lacking the warmth of life. ex. "cold in his grave"

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