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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the sensation produced by low temperatures;
- Example: "he shivered from the cold"
- Example: "the cold helped clear his head"
[syn: cold, coldness]

2. a lack of affection or enthusiasm;
- Example: "a distressing coldness of tone and manner"
[syn: coldness, coolness, frigidity, frigidness, iciness, chilliness]

3. the absence of heat;
- Example: "the coldness made our breath visible"
- Example: "come in out of the cold"
- Example: "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
[syn: coldness, cold, low temperature, frigidity, frigidness]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Coldness \Cold"ness\, n. The state or quality of being cold. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

coldness n 1: the sensation produced by low temperatures; "he shivered from the cold"; "the cold helped clear his head" [syn: cold, coldness] 2: a lack of affection or enthusiasm; "a distressing coldness of tone and manner" [syn: coldness, coolness, frigidity, frigidness, iciness, chilliness] 3: the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor" [syn: coldness, cold, low temperature, frigidity, frigidness] [ant: heat, high temperature, hotness]