Antonyms for chiller


Grammar : Adj
Spell : chil-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɪl ər


Definition of chiller

Origin :
  • Old English ciele, cele "cold, coolness, chill, frost," from Proto-Germanic *kal- "to be cold," from PIE root *gel- "cold" (see cold). According to OED, the word seems to have been obsolete after c.1400 (displaced by cold) and the modern use is a back-formation since c.1600 from the verb.
  • adj cold, raw
  • adj unfriendly, aloof
Example sentences :
  • They were chill, I cast no doubt: and all the chiller for the hand that chilled them.
  • Extract from : « In Convent Walls » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • “There be chiller gear than snow, maid,” replied the mother bitterly.
  • Extract from : « The White Rose of Langley » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • He have took my little Zip along of his own chiller, and a' maneth to make a lady on her.
  • Extract from : « Perlycross » by R. D. Blackmore
  • Already the chiller mountain breezes following the heat spell were making visitors close their windows.
  • Extract from : « Anthony Trent, Master Criminal » by Wyndham Martyn
  • As she entered the darker tree-shadows beyond, she stopped suddenly, a chiller fear shaking her.
  • Extract from : « Mountain » by Clement Wood
  • Still he sleeps; he will not waken, Fastly closed is his eye; Paler is his cheek, and chiller Than the icy moon on high.
  • Extract from : « The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White » by Henry Kirke White

Synonyms for chiller

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