coldness | ||
1. | [ noun ] a lack of affection or enthusiasm | |
Synonyms: | frigidity coolness | |
Related terms: | unemotionality stone tepidness | |
2. | [ noun ] (psychology) the sensation produced by low temperatures | |
Synonyms: | cold | |
Examples: | "he shivered from the cold" "the cold helped clear his head" |
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Related terms: | temperature | |
3. | [ noun ] (pharmacology) the absence of heat | |
Synonyms: | cold low_temperature | |
Examples: | "the coldness made our breath visible" "come in out of the cold" "cold is a vasoconstrictor" |
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Related terms: | hotness temperature vasoconstrictor chill chilliness cool frostiness | |
Similar spelling: |
cool_down collodion |