chill

²chill

adj

Definition of CHILL

1

a : moderately cold b : cold, raw

2

: affected by cold <chill travelers>

3

: distant, formal <a chill reception>

4

: depressing, dispiriting <chill penury — Thomas Gray>

— chill·ness noun

Examples of CHILL

1. The chill weather kept us indoors.
2. <were met with a chill gaze when they arrived home late from the party>

First Known Use of CHILL

14th century

Related to CHILL

Synonyms: antiseptic, arctic, brittle, cold, chilly, clammy, cold-blooded, cold-eyed, coldish, cool, frigid, frosty, frozen, gelid, glacial, hard-eyed, icy, unfriendly, unsympathetic, wintry (also wintery)

Antonyms: cordial, friendly, genial, happy, hearty, sympathetic, warm, warm-blooded, warmhearted

Related Words: bloodless, coldhearted, hard-hearted, heartless, kindless, pitiless, uncaring, unfeeling; reserved, soulless, undemonstrative, unemotional, unresponsive; apathetic, indifferent, unenthusiastic, uninterested; aloof, detached, dispassionate, impersonal, offish, standoffish; antisocial, unsociable, unsocial

Near Antonyms: compassionate, kind, kindhearted; demonstrative, emotional, expressive; eager, enthusiastic, passionate

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