as in detachment
the absence of emotional involvement
her clinical coldness allows her to function in a job where she sees human misery every day
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Recent Examples of coldness
The song has said everything that Ines can’t bring herself to, and her coldness chips away in the days and weeks that follow.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Some of it has to do with the coldness of the skin.
—Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Makio’s relationship with Shingo is rich and complicated, revealing new vulnerabilities in a character whose initially somewhat off-putting in her coldness.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
Ideal snowmaking conditions today require a dewpoint temperature – the combination of coldness and humidity – of around 28 F (-2 C) or less.
—Sunshine Swetnam, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
This character often keeps her feelings to herself, not out of coldness but from a fear of becoming a burden to others.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Large roof windows maximize natural light, and the interior decor makes use of coated plywood and glass to offset the coldness of the concrete.
—New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2025
However, colors can also pull out negative emotions in people, such as defiance (red), coldness (blue), fear (yellow), and boredom (green).
—Daniel Fusch, Ascend Agency, 11 Nov. 2025
Their works push back against the coldness of technology, asserting presence, autonomy, and creative resistance.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Some of it has to do with the coldness of the skin.
—Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Makio’s relationship with Shingo is rich and complicated, revealing new vulnerabilities in a character whose initially somewhat off-putting in her coldness.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
Ideal snowmaking conditions today require a dewpoint temperature – the combination of coldness and humidity – of around 28 F (-2 C) or less.
—Sunshine Swetnam, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
This character often keeps her feelings to herself, not out of coldness but from a fear of becoming a burden to others.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Large roof windows maximize natural light, and the interior decor makes use of coated plywood and glass to offset the coldness of the concrete.
—New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2025
However, colors can also pull out negative emotions in people, such as defiance (red), coldness (blue), fear (yellow), and boredom (green).
—Daniel Fusch, Ascend Agency, 11 Nov. 2025
Their works push back against the coldness of technology, asserting presence, autonomy, and creative resistance.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coldness
detachment
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Her early death, after an illness that the father initially contrives to ignore then notices just in time to capture her desperation in a fine sketch, leaves Mimí utterly disoriented, yearning only to achieve a level of self-control and detachment that will spare him their tumultuous struggle.—
Tim Parks,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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There’s an implication early on that Pumpkin harbors her own secrets, but the portrait remains too blank to sell her detachment as a riddle worth solving.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Coldness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coldness. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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