ALL meanings of coldness
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C c - adjective coldness having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day. 1
- adjective coldness feeling an uncomfortable lack of warmth; chilled: The skaters were cold. 1
- adjective coldness having a temperature lower than the normal temperature of the human body: cold hands. 1
- adjective coldness lacking in passion, emotion, enthusiasm, ardor, etc.; dispassionate: cold reason. 1
- adjective coldness not affectionate, cordial, or friendly; unresponsive: a cold reply; a cold reception. 1
- adjective coldness lacking sensual desire: She remained cold to his advances. 1
- adjective coldness failing to excite feeling or interest: the cold precision of his prose. 1
- adjective coldness unexcitable; imperturbable: cold impassivity. 1
- adjective coldness depressing; dispiriting: the cold atmosphere of a hospital waiting room. 1
- adjective coldness unconscious because of a severe blow, shock, etc.: I knocked him cold with an uppercut. 1
- adjective coldness lacking the warmth of life; lifeless: When the doctor arrived, the body was already cold. 1
- adjective coldness faint; weak: The dogs lost the cold scent. 1
- adjective coldness (in games) distant from the object of search or the correct answer. 1
- adjective coldness Slang. (in sports and games) not scoring or winning; ineffective: Cold shooting and poor rebounding were their undoing. 1
- adjective coldness Art. having cool colors, especially muted tones tending toward grayish blue. being a cool color. 1
- adjective coldness slow to absorb heat, as a soil containing a large amount of clay and hence retentive of moisture. 1
- adjective coldness Metalworking. noting or pertaining to any process involving plastic deformation of a metal at a temperature below that at which recrystallization can occur because of the strain: cold working. 1
- noun coldness the relative absence of heat: Everyone suffered from the intense cold. 1
- noun coldness the sensation produced by loss of heat from the body, as by contact with anything having a lower temperature than that of the body: He felt the cold of the steel door against his cheek. 1
- noun coldness cold weather: He can't take the cold. 1
- noun coldness Also called common cold. a respiratory disorder characterized by sneezing, sore throat, coughing, etc., caused by an allergic reaction or by a viral, bacterial, or mixed infection. 1
- adverb coldness with complete competence, thoroughness, or certainty; absolutely: He learned his speech cold. 1
- adverb coldness without preparation or prior notice: She had to play the lead role cold. 1
- adverb coldness in an abrupt, unceremonious manner: He quit the job cold. 1
- adverb coldness Metalworking. at a temperature below that at which recrystallization can occur (sometimes used in combination): to cold-hammer an iron bar; The wire was drawn cold. 1
- idioms coldness catch / take cold, to get or suffer from a cold: We all caught cold during that dreadful winter. 1
- idioms coldness go cold, Slang. (in sports and games) to become unproductive or ineffective; be unable to score. 1
- idioms coldness in cold blood. blood (def 20). 1
- idioms coldness in from the cold, out of a position or condition of exile, concealment, isolation, or alienation: Since the new government promised amnesty, fugitive rebels are coming in from the cold. 1
- idioms coldness left out in the cold, neglected; ignored; forgotten: After the baby came, the young husband felt left out in the cold. Also, out in the cold. 1
- idioms coldness throw cold water on, to disparage; disapprove of; dampen the enthusiasm of: They threw cold water on her hopes to take acting classes. 1
- noun coldness lack of friendliness 1
- noun coldness lack of heat 1
- noun coldness The relative lack of heat. 1
- noun coldness The sensation resulting from exposure to low temperatures. 0
- noun coldness Limited enthusiasm or affection; coolness. 0
- noun coldness (physics) The reciprocal of absolute temperature. 0