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cold
- Main Entry:
- 1cold
- Pronunciation:
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\ˈkōld\
- Function:
- adjective
- Etymology:
- Middle English, from Old English ceald, cald; akin to Old High German kalt cold, Latin gelu frost, gelare to freeze
- Date:
- before 12th century
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: 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: as a: depressing, gloomy <cold gray skies> b: cool 6a 4 a: marked by the loss of normal body heat <cold hands>; especially : dead 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
— cold·ish \ˈkōld-ish\ adjective — cold·ly \ˈkōl(d)-lē\ adverb — cold·ness \ˈkōl(d)-nəs\ noun — in cold blood : with premeditation : deliberately <was killed in cold blood>
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