Antonyms for cold
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : kohld |
| Phonetic Transcription : koÊŠld |
Definition of cold
Origin :- Old English cald (Anglian), ceald (West Saxon) "cold, cool" (adj.), "coldness," from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz (cf. Old Frisian and Old Saxon kald, Old High German and German kalt, Old Norse kaldr, Gothic kalds "cold"), possibly a past participle adjective of *kal-/*kol-, from PIE root *gel-/*gol- "cold" (cf. Latin gelare "to freeze," gelu "frost," glacies "ice").
- Meaning "not strong" (in reference to scent) is 1590s, from hunting. Cold front in weather is from 1921. Cold-call in the sales pitch sense first recorded 1972. Japanese has two words for "cold:" samui for coldness in the atmosphere or environment; tsumetai for things which are cold to touch, and also in the figurative sense, with reference to personalities, behaviors, etc.
- adj chilly, freezing
- adj aloof, unresponsive
- noun frigid conditions
- You can't get them too cold for Perce at breakfast, nowadays.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- When he awoke the cold light of the morning was stealing in.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- It had grown much too cold to do without some sort of artificial covering.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- Hunger and cold seemed to have driven them from their former homes.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- Whole tribes and clans were wiped out by hunger and cold and want.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- The struggle to keep alive during the cold period was terrible.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- When it is cold, the dog finds a spot in front of the stove.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- Because the weather was cold and wet, the ceremonies were conducted indoors.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- She said all was cold in the church, and nothing to catch hold on there.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- "He will not be here for his birthday," said Austin, in cold, even tones.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
Synonyms for cold
- ague
- algid
- algidity
- algor
- apathetic
- arctic
- below freezing
- below zero
- benumbed
- biting
- bitter
- blasting
- bleak
- boreal
- brisk
- brumal
- chill
- chilled
- chilliness
- cold-blooded
- coldness
- congelation
- cool
- crisp
- cutting
- dead
- distant
- draft
- emotionless
- freeze
- frigid
- frigidity
- frore
- frost
- frostbite
- frostiness
- frosty
- frozen
- frozenness
- gelid
- gelidity
- gelidness
- glacial
- glaciation
- goose flesh
- have goose bumps
- hawkish
- hiemal
- hyperborean
- icebox
- iced
- iciness
- icy
- impersonal
- imperturbable
- inclemency
- inclement
- indifferent
- inhibited
- inhospitable
- intense
- joyless
- keen
- lukewarm
- matter-of-fact
- nipping
- nippy
- numbed
- numbing
- one-dog night
- passionless
- penetrating
- phlegmatic
- piercing
- polar
- raw
- rawness
- refrigeration
- reserved
- reticent
- rimy
- severe
- sharp
- shivering
- shivers
- shivery
- Siberian
- sleety
- snappy
- snow
- snowy
- spiritless
- standoffish
- stinging
- stony
- two-dog night
- unconcerned
- undemonstrative
- unenthusiastic
- unfeeling
- unimpassioned
- unmoved
- unresponsive
- unsympathetic
- wintertime
- wintriness
- wintry
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