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cold

/ cold /
adjective satellite/adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
(color) giving no sensation of warmth
"a cold bluish gray"
Similar:
cool
adjective satellite Sense 2
marked by errorless familiarity
"had her lines cold before rehearsals started"
Similar:
perfect
adjective satellite Sense 3
no longer new; uninteresting
"cold (or stale) news"
Similar:
old
adjective satellite Sense 4
so intense as to be almost uncontrollable
"cold fury gripped him"
Similar:
intense
adjective satellite Sense 5
sexually unresponsive
"was cold to his advances"
"a frigid woman"
Similar:
unloving
adjective satellite Sense 6
without compunction or human feeling
"in cold blood"
"cold-blooded killing"
"insensate destruction"
Similar:
inhumane
adjective Sense 7
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"
Similar:
emotionless passionless frigid frosty frozen glacial icy wintry
Opposites:
hot
See also:
cool passionless
adjective Sense 8
used 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
"a cold climate"
"a cold room"
"dinner has gotten cold"
"cold fingers"
"if you are cold, turn u"
Similar:
acold algid arctic frigid gelid glacial icy polar
Opposites:
hot
See also:
cool frozen
adjective satellite Sense 9
having lost freshness through passage of time
"a cold trail"
"dogs attempting to catch a cold scent"
Similar:
stale
adjective satellite Sense 10
feeling or showing no enthusiasm
"a cold audience"
"a cold response to the new play"
Similar:
unenthusiastic
adjective satellite Sense 11
unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication
"the boxer was out cold"
"pass out cold"
Similar:
unconscious
adjective satellite Sense 12
of a seeker; far from the object sought
Similar:
far
adjective satellite Sense 13
lacking the warmth of life
"cold in his grave"
Similar:
dead
noun Sense 14
a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
"will they never find a cure for the common cold?"
Type of:
communicable disease respiratory disease respiratory illness
Kinds of:
head cold
noun Sense 15
the sensation produced by low temperatures
"he shivered from the cold"
"the cold helped clear his head"
Type of:
temperature
noun Sense 16
the absence of heat
"the coldness made our breath visible"
"come in out of the cold"
"cold is a vasoconstrictor"
Opposites:
hotness heat high temperature
Type of:
vasoconstrictor vasoconstrictive temperature
Kinds of:
chill iciness gelidity chilliness coolness
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
16
Total Synonyms
27
Total Relationships
49
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

cool perfect old intense unloving inhumane emotionless passionless frigid frosty frozen glacial