cold
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- adjective
- /koʊld/
:
frío
- Glowing rings on the floor and ceiling project a shimmering column of snow-cold within the center of the room.
Some of these Browns are too grey, too cold, too orange, too yellow.
- Some of these Browns are too grey, too cold, too orange, too yellow.
- I think this is the wet and wild cold colors.
- That's that's a cold color this year from Sir.
- We like to keep it modern, but throw that warmth into it so that it's not so cold like all the other flips these days, right?
- But but even now, like, I think at the moment, our lighting is quite cold because it's we've got a lot of white on the set.
- And these like, cold fluorescent look lit fluorescently lit rooms, casting rooms and.
Examples
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The background was likewise cold and blank, a clinically lit wall or scrim.
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Silver can make your eyes look a little bit too cold, like steel, so warm it up with a soft color.
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The young woman was thinking of the cold blue of the sky.
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In the house below, the windows changed from a warm orange to a cold yellow.
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So I decided to separate the colors by warm and by cold colors.
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The touch of green cloth suggests cold summer months.
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But blue can also be seen as cold or unfriendly by people who gravitate towards warmer colours.
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The artist chose a cold blue for the sky to create a sense of distance.
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She painted the walls in a cold green shade to give the room a fresh look.
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Many designers prefer cold colors like blue and gray for modern interior spaces.
Synonyms
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A color like blue or green that feels calm
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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To feel very excited about something and then lose interest often
Compounds
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A long period of political and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union without direct fighting
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A mild virus infection of the nose and throat that causes a runny nose, sneezing, and sore throat
- Specialized
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8.9
A claimed way to make energy by joining parts of atoms at room temperature that most scientists do not accept
- Specialized
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3.7
An animal whose body temperature changes with the air or water temperature
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1.8
A mild viral sickness that makes your nose stuffy, causes sneezing, and may give you a headache
- Archaic
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8.8
An apartment in an old building that has no hot running water or central heating
- Specialized
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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 Cool
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Surface Forms
Etymology
A cold color is one that feels like cool things such as blue or green, using the same idea of low temperature so these shades seem cool rather than warm.