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- pronunciation:
- kold
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- phrases:
- catch cold
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
colder, coldest |
| definition 1: |
having a body temperature below normal.
She warmed her cold hands and feet by the fire.- synonyms:
- chill, chilly, cool
- antonyms:
- hot, warm
- similar words:
- algid, frostbitten, ice-cold, icy, numb, shivering, shivery
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| definition 2: |
without warmth.
It was a cold day, so I wore my heavy coat.The heat hadn't been on for days, and the house was very cold.- synonyms:
- chilly, cool, nippy, wintry
- antonyms:
- hot, lukewarm
- similar words:
- arctic, bitter, freezing, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, hyperborean, ice-cold, icy
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| definition 3: |
without feeling or affection.
The murder was shocking, but the detective identified the killer using cold logic.Her father's cold gaze fell on her as she attempted to enter the room unnoticed.Some days she was utterly cold to him, and on other days she flirted and kissed him.- synonyms:
- chill, chilly, distant, frosty, ice-cold, icy, impassive, unemotional, unfeeling
- antonyms:
- affectionate, amorous, hot-blooded, intimate, loving, warm
- similar words:
- aloof, cold-blooded, dispassionate, frigid, hardhearted, indifferent, inhospitable, passionless, stony, unfriendly, unsympathetic
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| definition 4: |
suffering from lack of warmth.
The children are cold and need more blankets.- synonyms:
- chilled, chilly
- antonyms:
- hot
- similar words:
- frigid
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| definition 5: |
of food or drink, chilled by refrigeration or not warmed.
He poured some cold milk from the fridge.I like a cold meal on a hot day.- synonyms:
- chilled, cooled, refrigerated
- antonyms:
- hot, lukewarm, warm
- similar words:
- ice-cold, iced
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| related words: |
bare, bleak, callous, cheerless, chill, cool, crisp, cutting, dank, dead, heartless, inhuman, raw, remote, stark, stern, stiff |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
weather marked by low temperature.
The cold was fierce that winter.Are you really going out in that cold?- synonyms:
- chill
- antonyms:
- heat
- similar words:
- cold snap, Jack Frost
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| definition 2: |
a minor viral illness of the respiratory system.
Some people stay home when they have a bad cold, but others go to work despite feeling terrible.Unfortunately, he caught a cold on his vacation and couldn't enjoy the skiing very much.My nose is starting to run and I think I'm coming down with a cold.- synonyms:
- common cold, flu, grippe, influenza, virus
- similar words:
- ague, bug, chill
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| related words: |
cool |
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| phrase: |
catch cold |
| derivations: |
coldly (adv.), coldness (n.) |
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