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   cold

   /kəʊld/

   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:stand-offishoffishrare: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 colour) containing pale blue or grey.
   • 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.
   • 4. without preparation or rehearsal: "they went into the test cold"
   • ▪ at one's mercy: informal "they had him cold"

   noun

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

   adverb

   • 1. completely; entirely: informal North American "we stopped cold behind a turn in the staircase"

   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 cold adjective?

   • Definition of cold adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary having a lower than usual temperature; having a temperature lower than the human body I'm cold. Turn the heating up. I was thoroughly cold and wet now. It's freezing cold. You look cold. Do you want to go back indoors? Isn't it cold today? It has suddenly turned very cold.

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   What is the difference between cold and cool?

   • Cold refers to temperature possibly so low as to cause suffering: cold water. Chill suggests a penetrating cold which causes shivering and numbness: There was a chill wind blowing. Chilly is a weaker word, though it also connotes shivering and discomfort: a chilly room. Cool means merely somewhat cold, not warm: cool and comfortable.

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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. His feet were blue with cold. If you are cold, your body is at an unpleasantly low temperature. I was freezing cold. I'm hungry, I'm cold and I've nowhere to sleep.

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   What does it mean if you are cold?

   • person If you are cold, you do not feel comfortable because you are not warm enough. Wear a jumper if you are cold. 26 meanings: 1. having relatively little warmth; of a rather low temperature 2. without sufficient or proper warmth 3. lacking.... Click for more definitions.

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    Cold is the opposite of hot. It can refer to temperature, passion, friendliness, and even your personality.