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English noun: coldness | |||
| 1. | coldness (cognition) the sensation produced by low temperatures | ||
| Samples | He shivered from the cold. The cold helped clear his head. | ||
| Synonyms | cold | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | temperature | ||
| 2. | coldness (attribute) a lack of affection or enthusiasm | ||
| Samples | A distressing coldness of tone and manner. | ||
| Synonyms | chilliness, coolness, frigidity, frigidness, iciness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emotionlessness, unemotionality | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lukewarmness, stone, tepidness | ||
| 3. | coldness (attribute) the absence of heat | ||
| Samples | The coldness made our breath visible. Come in out of the cold. Cold is a vasoconstrictor. | ||
| Synonyms | cold, frigidity, frigidness, low temperature | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pressor, temperature, vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chill, chilliness, cool, coolness, frostiness, gelidity, iciness, nip | ||
| Antonyms | high temperature, hotness, heat | ||
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