cold
883
4.4
- adjective
- /koʊld/
:
frío
- He remained cold and unresponsive during the discussion about their future.
- cold-blooded
You got to be as cold as can be.
- You got to be as cold as can be.
- I don't call spouses, you know, cold, but that's how it started.
- Thing is that Ella has been cold towards us since.
- I think there's maybe we're cold hearted horrible people.
- OK, I have a very cold calculus when I look at my goals.
- So it's not a cold idea, it's a hot idea.
- Again, it sort of fosters their cold sense of superiority.
- What if my mom hadn't been cold and hard and unhappy?
- If you're in one of these relationships that's unique and cold, awful space.
- I found it really cold, sharp, unfriendly and dark.
- You you got your thumb out baby, that's cold and it's cold.
Examples
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Thing is that Ella has been cold towards us since.
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Her question, along with a cold stare, effectively shut down the conversation even though I explained it.
Academic text (2015) -
Sounds like a cold world, Tony.
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I feel nothing but cold.
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She's very cold and she needs your help.
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Every word of that letter was the cold, hard truth, but that doesn't excuse it.
Fiction book (1990) -
She was just so cold.
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After the first sentence, a very cold and very unhappy Buster leaves the gathering.
Fiction book (1990) -
Now people hear that and they're like, oh, those stoics are cold and mean, right?
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I think there's maybe we're cold hearted horrible people.
Synonyms
34
6.3
Not friendly and distant, not joining in with other people
22
3.3
Cold and unfriendly in tone or manner
22
1.9
Not kind or warm to other people
16
3.5
Not friendly or warm toward other people
14
4.2
Having no love or warm feelings
14
5.9
Not showing sympathy or care for other people's feelings
9
3.6
Unfriendly and showing little warmth towards other people
8
5.2
Not friendly or warm in how someone acts
4
7.5
Very cold and unfriendly in the way someone behaves or looks
4
6.0
Showing no care or sympathy for other people
4
7.2
Not showing any feeling or kindness to others
1
4.1
Very cold with no warmth left
1
7.6
Not showing strong feeling when judging something
1
9.9
Having no feeling in body or mind and no pity
1
6.5
Not showing love or warm feelings to others
Does not feel or show care for other people
Acting kind but not showing real care
Showing no warmth or feeling
Not warm or friendly in manner
Cold in manner and unfriendly to others
Very cold in behavior, showing no warmth or friendliness
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
1
8.1
To feel very excited about something and then lose interest often
Compounds
365
3.5
A long period of political and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union without direct fighting
17
1.1
A mild virus infection of the nose and throat that causes a runny nose, sneezing, and sore throat
- Specialized
5
8.9
A claimed way to make energy by joining parts of atoms at room temperature that most scientists do not accept
- Specialized
5
3.7
An animal whose body temperature changes with the air or water temperature
5
1.8
A mild viral sickness that makes your nose stuffy, causes sneezing, and may give you a headache
- Archaic
1
8.8
An apartment in an old building that has no hot running water or central heating
- Specialized
1
4.9
A low box with a clear top that protects young plants from cold and helps them grow
- Archaic
A pink sparkling wine that people make by mixing red and white wines and serve cold
- Specialized
When blood stops flowing to a body part, the tissue dies and becomes dry and dark brown
- Specialized
A part inside some lamps and electronic devices that gives out electrons without being heated
- Archaic
A way of communicating that gives little detail and asks the audience to imagine the rest
- Specialized
A man-made rubber made at low temperatures that is tougher and used for car tires
- Offensive
Not showing pity and acting cruel, or having a body temperature that changes with the air
How Cold
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word cold is used for an unfriendly person because physical cold feels distant and hard, and from the old root ceald this idea of lack of warmth came to mean being emotionally distant or unfeeling.