[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]