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cold > 16 senses
ADJECTIVE1coldUsed of physical coldness
2coldExtended meanings
3coldHaving lost freshness through passage of time
4cold(color) giving no sensation of warmth
5coldMarked by errorless familiarity
6cold, staleNo longer new
7coldSo intense as to be almost uncontrollable
8cold, frigidSexually unresponsive
9cold, cold-blooded, inhuman, insensateWithout compunction or human feeling
10coldFeeling or showing no enthusiasm
11coldUnconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication
12coldOf a seeker
13coldLacking the warmth of life
NOUN1cold, common coldA mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
2cold, coldness, low temperatureThe absence of heat
3cold, coldnessThe sensation produced by low temperatures
cold > pronunciation
Soundskow'ld
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cold > adjective 1
MeaningUsed of physical coldness. Having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration.
Examples"a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer"
Attribute oftemperature
Similaracold; algid; arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar; bleak, cutting, raw; crisp, frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy, parky; frigorific; frore; frosty, rimed, rimy; heatless; ice-cold; refrigerant, refrigerating; refrigerated; shivery; stone-cold; unheated, unwarmed
See alsofrozen; cool
Contraryhot
cold > adjective 2
MeaningExtended meanings. Especially of psychological coldness. Without human warmth or emotion.
Examples"a cold unfriendly nod"; "a cold and unaffectionate person"; "a cold impersonal manner"; "cold logic"; "the concert left me cold"
Attribute ofemotionality, emotionalism
Similaremotionless, passionless; frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry
See alsopassionless; cool
Contraryhot
Adverbscoldly
cold > adjective 3
MeaningHaving lost freshness through passage of time.
Examples"a cold trail"; "dogs attempting to catch a cold scent"
Similar tostale
cold > adjective 4
Meaning(color) giving no sensation of warmth.
Examples"a cold bluish gray"
Similar tocool
cold > adjective 5
MeaningMarked by errorless familiarity.
Examples"had her lines cold before rehearsals started"
Similar toperfect
cold > adjective 6
MeaningNo longer new. Uninteresting.
Examples"cold (or stale) news"
Synonymsstale
Similar toold
cold > adjective 7
MeaningSo intense as to be almost uncontrollable.
Examples"cold fury gripped him"
Similar tointense
cold > adjective 8
MeaningSexually unresponsive.
Examples"was cold to his advances"
Synonymsfrigid
Similar tounloving
cold > adjective 9
MeaningWithout compunction or human feeling.
Examples"in cold blood"; "cold-blooded killing"
Synonymscold-blooded, inhuman, insensate
Similar toinhumane
cold > adjective 10
MeaningFeeling or showing no enthusiasm.
Examples"a cold audience"; "a cold response to the new play"
Similar tounenthusiastic
cold > adjective 11
MeaningUnconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication.
Examples"the boxer was out cold"; "pass out cold"
Similar tounconscious
cold > adjective 12
MeaningOf a seeker. Far from the object sought.
Similar tofar
cold > adjective 13
MeaningLacking the warmth of life.
Examples"cold in his grave"
Similar todead
cold > noun 1, state
MeaningA mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs).
Examples"will they never find a cure for the common cold?"
Synonymscommon cold
Partsrhinorrhea
Narrowerhead cold
Broadercommunicable disease; respiratory disease, respiratory illness, respiratory disorder
cold > noun 2, attribute
MeaningThe absence of heat.
Examples"the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
Synonymscoldness, low temperature
Narrowerchill, iciness, gelidity; chilliness, coolness; frostiness; cool
Broadervasoconstrictor, vasoconstrictive; temperature
Contraryhotness, heat, high temperature
cold > noun 3, cognition
MeaningThe sensation produced by low temperatures.
Examples"he shivered from the cold"; "the cold helped clear his head"
Synonymscoldness
Broadertemperature

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