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   Cold

   /kōld/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared with the human body: "a freezing cold day" Similar chillycoolfreezingicysnowyicy-coldglacialwintrycrispfrostyfrigidbitterbitterly coldbitingpiercingnumbingsharprawpolararcticSiberianinformal:nippybrass monkeysparkyBalticliterary:chillrare:hyperboreanborealhibernalhiemalgelidbrumalOpposite hot
   • ▪ (of a person) feeling uncomfortably cold: "she was cold, and I put some more wood on the fire" Similar chillychilledcoolfreezingfrozenfrozen stifffrozen/chilled to the bone/marrowshiverynumbedbenumbedsuffering from hypothermiahypothermicsuffering from exposureOpposite hot
   • ▪ (of food or drink) served or consumed without being heated or after cooling: "a cold drink"
   • ▪ feeling or characterized by fear or horror: "a cold shiver of fear"
   • ▪ unconscious: informal "she was out cold"
   • ▪ dead: "lying cold and stiff in a coffin"
   • 2. lacking affection or warmth of feeling; unemotional: "how cold and calculating he was" Similar unfriendlycoolinhospitableunwelcomingunsympatheticforbiddingstonyfrigidfrostyglaciallukewarmhaughtysuperciliousdisdainfulaloofdistantremoteindifferentreservedwithdrawnuncommunicativeunresponsiveunfeelingunemotionaldispassionatepassionlesswoodenimpersonalformalstiffausterecold-bloodedcold-heartedstony-heartedinformal:standoffishoffishrare:gelidOpposite warmfriendly
   • ▪ not affected by emotion; objective: "cold statistics"
   • ▪ sexually unresponsive; frigid: "Elise was cold and barren"
   • ▪ depressing or dispiriting; not suggestive of warmth: "a cold light streamed through the window"
   • ▪ (of a color) containing pale blue or gray.
   • ▪ ineffective in playing a game: "Butler capitalized on Xavier's cold shooting"
   • 3. (of the scent or trail of a hunted person or animal) no longer fresh and easy to follow: "the trail went cold"
   • ▪ (in children's games) far from finding or guessing what is sought, as opposed to warm or nearing success.
   • 4. without preparation or rehearsal; unawares: "going into the test cold"

   noun

   • 1. a low temperature, especially in the atmosphere; cold weather; a cold environment: "my teeth chattered with the cold"
   • 2. a common viral infection in which the mucous membrane of the nose and throat becomes inflamed, typically causing running at the nose, sneezing, a sore throat, and other similar symptoms: "Suzie's got a cold"

   adverb

   • 1. completely; entirely: informal North American "she knew world capitals cold by age nine"

   Word Origin Old Englishcald, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koud and German kalt, also to Latin gelu ‘frost’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. coldish adjective

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   What is the meaning of cold?

   • ( label) Having a low temperature. ( label) Causing the air to be cold. ( label) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort. Unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling. * 2011 April 23, ( Doctor Who ), series 6, episode 1, ( The Impossible Astronaut ):

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   What does cold weather mean?

   • Cold weather or low temperatures can be referred to as the cold . He must have come inside to get out of the cold. If you have a cold, you have a mild, very common illness which makes you sneeze a lot and gives you a sore throat or a cough. I had a pretty bad cold. 12. 13. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What does it mean if a place is cold?

   • If it is cold, or if a place is cold, the temperature of the air is very low. It was bitterly cold. The house is cold because I can't afford to turn the heat on. Within a quarter of an hour, the coldness of the night had gone. If you are cold, your body is at an unpleasantly low temperature. I was freezing cold.

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   Where did the word cold come from?

   • From Middle English cold, from Old English, specifically Anglian cald. The West Saxon form, ċeald (“cold”), survived as early Middle English cheald, cheld or chald. Both descended from Proto-West Germanic *kald, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, a participle form of *kalaną (“to be cold”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”) .

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   Cold definition, having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day. See more.

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   Definition of cold – Learner’s Dictionary. cold. adjective. uk / kəʊld / us. cold adjective (TEMPERATURE) Add to word list. A1. having a low temperature: cold water / weather. This soup has gone cold. The nights are getting colder now. My hands are getting cold. Fewer examples. It was cold to the touch. Outside it was cold and windy.

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   May 27, 2024 · cold. (koʊld ) Word forms: comparative colder, superlative coldest, plural colds. 1. adjective. Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable. Rinse the vegetables under cold running water. He likes his tea neither too hot nor too cold.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Games cold1 /kəʊld $ koʊld/ S1 W1 adjective (comparative colder, superlative coldest) 1 objects/surfaces/liquids/rooms something that is cold has a low temperature OPP hot → coldness She splashed her face with cold water. a blast of cold air We slept on the cold ground.

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   4 days ago · cold ( comparative colder, superlative coldest) (of a thing) Having a low temperature . A cold wind whistled through the trees. (of the weather) Causing the air to be cold. The forecast is that it will be very cold today. (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.