cold

1 of 3

adjective

ˈkōld

: having or being a temperature that is uncomfortably low for humans

it is cold outside today

a cold drafty attic

: having a relatively low temperature or one lower than normal or expected

the bath water has gotten cold

: not heated: such as

(1)

of food : served without heating especially after initial cooking or processing

cold cereal

cold roast beef

(2)

: served chilled or with ice

a cold drink

(3)

: involving processing without the use of heat

cold working of steel

: marked by a lack of the warmth of normal human emotion, friendliness, or compassion

a cold stare

got a cold reception

also : not moved to enthusiasm

the movie leaves me cold

: not colored or affected by personal feeling or bias : detached, indifferent

cold chronicles recorded by an outsider—

Andrew Sarris

also : impersonal, objective

cold facts

cold reality

: marked by sure familiarity : pat

had her lines cold weeks before opening night

: conveying the impression of being cold: such as

: depressing, gloomy

cold gray skies

: cool sense 6a

: marked by the loss of normal body heat

cold hands

especially : dead

… she lay cold and still—she was gone … —

Upton Sinclair

: giving the appearance of being dead : unconscious

passed out cold

: having lost freshness or vividness : stale

dogs trying to pick up a cold scent

: far off the mark : not close to finding or solving

—used especially in children's games

: marked by poor or unlucky performance

the team's shooting turned cold in the second half

: not prepared or suitably warmed up

The player's sub entered the game cold.

coldish

ˈkōld-ish

adjective

coldly

ˈkōl(d)-lē How to pronounce cold (audio)

adverb

coldness

ˈkōl(d)-nəs How to pronounce cold (audio)

noun

cold

2 of 3

noun

: bodily sensation produced by loss or lack of heat

they died of the cold

: a condition of low temperature

extremes of heat and cold

especially : cold weather

He waited outside for her in the bitter cold.

: a bodily disorder popularly associated with chilling

specifically : common cold

She came down with a cold.

cold

3 of 3

adverb

: with utter finality : absolutely, completely

turned down cold

also : abruptly

stopped them cold

: without introduction or advance notice

walked in cold to apply for a job

: without preparation or warm-up

was asked to perform the solo cold

Example Sentences

Adjective The water was too cold for swimming. The weather has been unusually cold this spring. a country with a cold climate It was a long, cold winter. It's cold outside, but the wind makes it feel even colder. It's bitterly cold out there! metal that is cold to the touch Are you cold? I could turn up the temperature if you'd like. a bowl of cold cereal He ate cold pizza for breakfast. Noun I mind cold more than heat. They died of exposure to cold. The cold really sets in around late November and doesn't let up until April. I stood there shivering in the cold. He waited outside for her in the bitter cold. Come in out of the cold. It's not the flu, it's just a cold. Adverb She was asked to perform the song cold. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Pela's Lomi Composter is another electric option for those who live in apartments and those in cold climates, who wouldn't be composting outdoors year-round. —

Sarah Wharton, Good Housekeeping, 17 Feb. 2023 Though Stockholm’s harbor is cold, the gusts off the Baltic are briny and sweet, lacking the salt and corrosive violence of Atlantic winds. —

Nina Sovich, WSJ, 16 Feb. 2023 Currently, in Turkey, temperatures have been unseasonably cold. —

Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 15 Feb. 2023 Sure, some winter days are too cold to enjoy the outdoors, but with a good jacket, couples can enjoy Milwaukee's paved and plowed trails most of the year. —

Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2023 The Baltic Sea, however, is very cold and has low salinity, which helps preserve archaeological materials. —

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023 Castor oil and shea butter up the hydration as well, which makes this a great companion for trips to cold, dry climates. —

Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2023 In the case of the Titanic, the water was much too cold for the most common organic eater, the shipworm, but researchers have still found over 20 different microbes accelerating the decomposition of the ship, Sinclair says. —

Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 13 Feb. 2023 Clear Coach Tom Coughlin was clearly cold when the New York Giants poured clear Gaotrade on him in Arizona following their win against the New England Patriots. —

Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2023

Noun

Adding mulch, which is always a good idea, helps the soil to conserve water and reduces weed growth, can also help to protect the plant’s roots during the winter cold. —

oregonlive, 18 Feb. 2023 This piece should fit more loosely than the base layer to help create a protective layer of warm air between your skin and the outside cold for better insulation. —

Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2023 Higgins for a long time was guarded, and maybe even a little cold. —

Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2023 And looming over all of this is Turkey’s ruthless winter cold. —

Melissa Healystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023 Credit: Netflix Over the course of four hours in the biting cold on location outside Prague, Felix Krammer as Paul and Albrecht Schuch as Kat acted out the scene, trousers around their ankles. —

CNN, 17 Feb. 2023 With the start of spring trending earlier, major swings between unusual warmth and peculiar cold seem primed to menace vegetation into the future. —

Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023 Peach trees lost virtually every bud in the recent cold at Carlson Orchards. —

Ashley Soebroto, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Feb. 2023 Your seed sowing will have to wait until fall when transplants can be started and added to the garden in December or January to receive the winter cold. —

Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2023

Adverb

In short, the prankster pretended to be a cop and, over and over again, cold-called a series of fast-food restaurants, eventually convincing a manager at each one to strip-search a young female worker. —

Chris Hachey, BGR, 15 Dec. 2022 The companies obtained phone numbers for elderly people throughout the country and cold-called them. —

Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 15 June 2022 The turtle — 13 Kemp's ridley and two green sea turtles — arrived at the National Aquarium in November 2021 after rescuers found the creatures stranded and cold-stunned off the coast of Massachusetts. —

Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 3 Mar. 2022 One of the massages, for instance, uses a CBD oil (featuring cold-pressed grapeseed oil, arnica, chamomile and Vitamin E) from Colorado’s Steamboat Springs. —

Chadner Navarro, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2023 Raw Generation also makes cold-pressed juice cleanses and daily wellness packs. —

Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2023 The Beard Oil from Noun Naturals uses the power of organic, cold-pressed and unrefined oils to promote growth, soften hair and fight dandruff for a beard that looks and feels its absolute best. —

Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022 His family's olives are hand-picked and cold-pressed, then the oil is bottled in Lebanon and shipped to the U.S. —

Emma Balter, Chron, 20 Dec. 2022 Opened last November, the center takes a holistic approach to self-care: After a deep tissue massage, indulge in a Japanese Oak mineral bath, traditional hot rock sauna, and cold-pressed organic juice from the sanctum’s Elixir Bar. —

Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, going back to Old English cald (Anglian), ceald (West Saxon), going back to Germanic *kalða- (whence Old Saxon cald "cold," Middle Dutch cout, Old High German kalt, Old Norse kaldr, Gothic kalds), verbal adjective from *kalan- "to be cold" (whence Old English calan "to be cold, to make cold," Old Norse kala "to freeze") going back to a dialectal Indo-European base *ǵel-, *ǵol-, whence also Latin gelū, gelus "frost, cold," gelāre "to freeze, chill"

Noun

Middle English, going back to Old English ceald, cald, noun derivative of ceald, cald cold entry 1 (or derivative from the Germanic base of these adjectives)

Adverb

derivative of cold entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Adverb

1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

cold

1 of 2 adjective

ˈkōld

: having a low temperature or one much below normal

a cold day

a cold drink

: lacking warmth of feeling : unfriendly

a cold stare

: suffering or uncomfortable from lack of warmth

they feel cold

: marked by the loss of normal body heat

cold hands

: giving the appearance of being dead : unconscious

passed out cold

coldly adverb

coldness

ˈkōl(d)-nəs How to pronounce cold (audio)

noun

cold

2 of 2 noun

: a condition of low temperature

: cold weather

: bodily sensation produced by loss or lack of heat : chill

: a bodily disorder popularly associated with chilling

especially : common cold

Medical Definition

cold

1 of 3 adjective

ˈkōld

: having or being a temperature that is noticeably lower than body temperature and especially that is uncomfortable for humans

a cold drafty room

: having a relatively low temperature or one that is lower than normal or expected

the bath water has gotten cold

: receptive to the sensation of coldness : stimulated by cold

a cold spot is a typical receptor in higher vertebrates

: marked by the loss of normal body heat

cold hands

: dead

: exhibiting little or no radioactivity

coldness

ˈkōl(d)-nəs How to pronounce cold (audio)

noun

cold

2 of 3 noun

: bodily sensation produced by loss or lack of heat

: a bodily disorder popularly associated with chilling:

in humans : common cold

in domestic animals : coryza

COLD

3 of 3 abbreviation

chronic obstructive lung disease

单词	coldish
释义	cold 1 of 3 adjective ˈkōld 1 a : having or being a temperature that is uncomfortably low for humans it is cold outside today a cold drafty attic b : having a relatively low temperature or one lower than normal or expected the bath water has gotten cold c : not heated: such as (1) of food : served without heating especially after initial cooking or processing cold cereal cold roast beef (2) : served chilled or with ice a cold drink (3) : involving processing without the use of heat cold working of steel 2 a : marked by a lack of the warmth of normal human emotion, friendliness, or compassion a cold stare got a cold reception also : not moved to enthusiasm the movie leaves me cold b : not colored or affected by personal feeling or bias : detached, indifferent cold chronicles recorded by an outsider—Andrew Sarris also : impersonal, objective cold facts cold reality c : marked by sure familiarity : pat had her lines cold weeks before opening night 3 : conveying the impression of being cold: such as a : depressing, gloomy cold gray skies b : cool sense 6a 4 a : marked by the loss of normal body heat cold hands especially : dead … she lay cold and still—she was gone … —Upton Sinclair b : giving the appearance of being dead : unconscious passed out cold 5 a : having lost freshness or vividness : stale dogs trying to pick up a cold scent b : far off the mark : not close to finding or solving —used especially in children's games c : marked by poor or unlucky performance the team's shooting turned cold in the second half d : not prepared or suitably warmed up The player's sub entered the game cold. coldish ˈkōld-ish adjective coldly ˈkōl(d)-lē adverb coldness ˈkōl(d)-nəs noun cold 2 of 3 noun 1 : bodily sensation produced by loss or lack of heat they died of the cold 2 : a condition of low temperature extremes of heat and cold especially : cold weather He waited outside for her in the bitter cold. 3 : a bodily disorder popularly associated with chilling specifically : common cold She came down with a cold. cold 3 of 3 adverb 1 : with utter finality : absolutely, completely turned down cold also : abruptly stopped them cold 2 a : without introduction or advance notice walked in cold to apply for a job b : without preparation or warm-up was asked to perform the solo cold Phrases in cold blood : with premeditation : deliberately was killed in cold blood out in the cold : deprived of benefits given others the plan benefits management but leaves labor out in the cold Synonyms Adjective algid arctic bitter bone-chilling chill chilly coldish cool coolish freezing frigid frosty gelid glacial ice-cold icy nipping nippy numbing polar shivery snappy wintry wintery Noun cold wave deep freeze freeze snap See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective The water was too cold for swimming. The weather has been unusually cold this spring. a country with a cold climate It was a long, cold winter. It's cold outside, but the wind makes it feel even colder. It's bitterly cold out there! metal that is cold to the touch Are you cold? I could turn up the temperature if you'd like. a bowl of cold cereal He ate cold pizza for breakfast. Noun I mind cold more than heat. They died of exposure to cold. The cold really sets in around late November and doesn't let up until April. I stood there shivering in the cold. He waited outside for her in the bitter cold. Come in out of the cold. It's not the flu, it's just a cold. Adverb She was asked to perform the song cold. See More Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Pela's Lomi Composter is another electric option for those who live in apartments and those in cold climates, who wouldn't be composting outdoors year-round. —Sarah Wharton, Good Housekeeping, 17 Feb. 2023 Though Stockholm’s harbor is cold, the gusts off the Baltic are briny and sweet, lacking the salt and corrosive violence of Atlantic winds. —Nina Sovich, WSJ, 16 Feb. 2023 Currently, in Turkey, temperatures have been unseasonably cold. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 15 Feb. 2023 Sure, some winter days are too cold to enjoy the outdoors, but with a good jacket, couples can enjoy Milwaukee's paved and plowed trails most of the year. —Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2023 The Baltic Sea, however, is very cold and has low salinity, which helps preserve archaeological materials. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023 Castor oil and shea butter up the hydration as well, which makes this a great companion for trips to cold, dry climates. —Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2023 In the case of the Titanic, the water was much too cold for the most common organic eater, the shipworm, but researchers have still found over 20 different microbes accelerating the decomposition of the ship, Sinclair says. —Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 13 Feb. 2023 Clear Coach Tom Coughlin was clearly cold when the New York Giants poured clear Gaotrade on him in Arizona following their win against the New England Patriots. —Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2023 Noun Adding mulch, which is always a good idea, helps the soil to conserve water and reduces weed growth, can also help to protect the plant’s roots during the winter cold. —oregonlive, 18 Feb. 2023 This piece should fit more loosely than the base layer to help create a protective layer of warm air between your skin and the outside cold for better insulation. —Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2023 Higgins for a long time was guarded, and maybe even a little cold. —Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2023 And looming over all of this is Turkey’s ruthless winter cold. —Melissa Healystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023 Credit: Netflix Over the course of four hours in the biting cold on location outside Prague, Felix Krammer as Paul and Albrecht Schuch as Kat acted out the scene, trousers around their ankles. —CNN, 17 Feb. 2023 With the start of spring trending earlier, major swings between unusual warmth and peculiar cold seem primed to menace vegetation into the future. —Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023 Peach trees lost virtually every bud in the recent cold at Carlson Orchards. —Ashley Soebroto, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Feb. 2023 Your seed sowing will have to wait until fall when transplants can be started and added to the garden in December or January to receive the winter cold. —Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2023 Adverb In short, the prankster pretended to be a cop and, over and over again, cold-called a series of fast-food restaurants, eventually convincing a manager at each one to strip-search a young female worker. —Chris Hachey, BGR, 15 Dec. 2022 The companies obtained phone numbers for elderly people throughout the country and cold-called them. —Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 15 June 2022 The turtle — 13 Kemp's ridley and two green sea turtles — arrived at the National Aquarium in November 2021 after rescuers found the creatures stranded and cold-stunned off the coast of Massachusetts. —Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 3 Mar. 2022 One of the massages, for instance, uses a CBD oil (featuring cold-pressed grapeseed oil, arnica, chamomile and Vitamin E) from Colorado’s Steamboat Springs. —Chadner Navarro, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2023 Raw Generation also makes cold-pressed juice cleanses and daily wellness packs. —Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2023 The Beard Oil from Noun Naturals uses the power of organic, cold-pressed and unrefined oils to promote growth, soften hair and fight dandruff for a beard that looks and feels its absolute best. —Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022 His family's olives are hand-picked and cold-pressed, then the oil is bottled in Lebanon and shipped to the U.S. —Emma Balter, Chron, 20 Dec. 2022 Opened last November, the center takes a holistic approach to self-care: After a deep tissue massage, indulge in a Japanese Oak mineral bath, traditional hot rock sauna, and cold-pressed organic juice from the sanctum’s Elixir Bar. —Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Adjective Middle English, going back to Old English cald (Anglian), ceald (West Saxon), going back to Germanic kalða- (whence Old Saxon cald* "cold," Middle Dutch cout, Old High German kalt, Old Norse kaldr, Gothic kalds), verbal adjective from kalan- "to be cold" (whence Old English calan* "to be cold, to make cold," Old Norse kala "to freeze") going back to a dialectal Indo-European base ǵel-, ǵol-, whence also Latin gelū, gelus "frost, cold," gelāre "to freeze, chill" Noun Middle English, going back to Old English ceald, cald, noun derivative of ceald, cald cold entry 1 (or derivative from the Germanic base of these adjectives) Adverb derivative of cold entry 1 First Known Use Adjective before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Adverb 1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing cold cold call cold-blooded blue with cold cold comfort cold cash cold cream cold front cold fish cold frame cold-eyed cold duck cold cuts cold feet cold shoulder cold snap cold storage cold sore cold remedy cold water cold warrior cold war cold type cold spell cold turkey cold store come in from the cold cold wave common cold ice-cold head cold make someone's blood run cold icy cold stone-cold the cold throw cold water on the cold shoulder cold chisel in the cold light of day cold-press leave (someone) out in the cold leave (someone) cold cold sweat feel the heat/cold trail goes cold out in the cold knock cold blue from the cold gave him the cold shoulder freezing cold got the cold shoulder blow hot and cold in cold blood See More cold call cold-blooded blue with cold cold comfort cold cash cold cream cold front cold fish cold frame cold-eyed cold duck cold cuts cold feet cold shoulder cold snap cold storage cold sore cold remedy cold water cold warrior cold war cold type cold spell cold turkey cold store come in from the cold cold wave common cold ice-cold head cold make someone's blood run cold icy cold stone-cold the cold throw cold water on the cold shoulder cold chisel in the cold light of day cold-press leave (someone) out in the cold leave (someone) cold cold sweat feel the heat/cold trail goes cold out in the cold knock cold blue from the cold gave him the cold shoulder freezing cold got the cold shoulder blow hot and cold in cold blood See More Kids Definition cold 1 of 2 adjective ˈkōld 1 : having a low temperature or one much below normal a cold day a cold drink 2 : lacking warmth of feeling : unfriendly a cold stare 3 : suffering or uncomfortable from lack of warmth they feel cold 4 a : marked by the loss of normal body heat cold hands b : giving the appearance of being dead : unconscious passed out cold coldly adverb coldness ˈkōl(d)-nəs noun cold 2 of 2 noun 1 a : a condition of low temperature b : cold weather 2 : bodily sensation produced by loss or lack of heat : chill 3 : a bodily disorder popularly associated with chilling especially : common cold Medical Definition cold 1 of 3 adjective ˈkōld 1 a : having or being a temperature that is noticeably lower than body temperature and especially that is uncomfortable for humans a cold drafty room b : having a relatively low temperature or one that is lower than normal or expected the bath water has gotten cold c : receptive to the sensation of coldness : stimulated by cold a cold spot is a typical receptor in higher vertebrates 2 : marked by the loss of normal body heat cold hands 3 : dead 4 : exhibiting little or no radioactivity coldness ˈkōl(d)-nəs noun cold 2 of 3 noun 1 : bodily sensation produced by loss or lack of heat 2 : a bodily disorder popularly associated with chilling: a in humans : common cold b in domestic animals : coryza COLD 3 of 3 abbreviation chronic obstructive lung disease coldish adjective 1 as in cold having a low or subnormal temperature believe it or not, the weather was coldish the whole time we were in Florida Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance cold chilly frigid freezing icy chill cool coolish arctic frosty shivery wintry cooled bitter polar chilled nippy brisk glacial numbing bone-chilling gelid wintery ice-cold algid crisp nipping snappy subzero subfreezing cryogenic invigorating penetrating unheated frozen iced cutting piercing ultracold bracing sharp rigorous refrigerated frosted keen Antonyms & Near Antonyms hot warming sweltering boiling warm tepid lukewarm burning broiling sultry scorching sizzling torrid fiery seething igneous fervid molten fervent blazing searing scalding ardent warmed glowing heated roasting overheated toasty snug feverish ultrahot reheated tropical muggy white-hot piping hot red-hot flushed inflamed steamy summery equatorial enflamed canicular See More 2 as in chilly lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling a coldish reply that told me that she wasn't prepared to bury the hatchet just yet Synonyms & Similar Words chilly cold icy frigid cool chill clammy arctic brittle frosty reserved frozen unfriendly wintry gelid glacial wintery detached antiseptic unsympathetic uncordial pitiless uncaring hard-eyed unemotional heartless cold-eyed cold-blooded unresponsive unenthusiastic soulless uninterested undemonstrative coldhearted unfeeling indifferent apathetic aloof bloodless offish impersonal dispassionate antisocial unsociable standoffish unsocial hard-hearted kindless Antonyms & Near Antonyms warm happy friendly sympathetic cordial genial hearty kind emotional compassionate warm-blooded warmhearted expressive enthusiastic demonstrative eager kindhearted passionate See More
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cold

adjective

noun

adverb

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