cold

/kˈə‍ʊld/

/ˈkoʊɫd/

[adjective] [noun]

cold

[ADJECTIVE]

having a temperature lower than the human body's average temperature

antonyms : hot

extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion

antonyms : hot

having lost freshness through passage of time

(of colors) giving a cool or chilly feeling, like blues, purples, and greens

lacking the warmth of life

of a seeker; far from the object sought

without compunction or human feeling

synonyms : cold-blooded

inhuman

insensate

so intense as to be almost uncontrollable

marked by errorless familiarity

unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication

remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination

synonyms : deaminate

deaminize

feeling or showing no enthusiasm

sexually unresponsive

synonyms : frigid

lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new

synonyms : dusty

moth-eaten

stale

‌used specifically in children’s games to say that someone is far away from guessing the correct answer or finding a hidden person or object

Cold

[NOUN]

a low temperature; the weather with a low temperature

synonyms : coldness

frigidity

frigidness

low temperature

antonyms : hotness

a mild disease that we usually get when viruses affect our body and make us cough, sneeze, or have fever

synonyms : common cold

the sensation produced by low temperatures

synonyms : coldness

Examples

1. The glass feels cold.

2. During winter, many people catch a cold.

3. The film caught a cold over the outstanding debt.

4. The cold can be extreme in the polar regions.

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