coldness
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- noun
- /ˈkoʊldnəs/
- By his fifteenth year, he showed a coldness toward them that was impossible to ignore.
- coldness and hate
- coldness and offense
- coldness and suspicion
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Watch on YouTubeYeah, and the Russian reputation for coldness is not undeserved.
- Yeah, and the Russian reputation for coldness is not undeserved.
- We are infuriated by his mother's coldness to him.
- And even the most Ant like among us can't easily square the ants virtuous work ethic with their coldness and lack of charity.
- So you you don't want the other two, the impulsivity and the emotional coldness, you don't want those two.
- That if you can't see their story holistically and lovingly, that you are losing yourself to their coldness and becoming cold like them.
- It's if you grew up with this, it's like military precision, coldness, joylessness, orderliness, judgement, harshness.
- What they register is a standoffishness, A coldness, an unapproachability.
- When ungrievable people die, instead of listening to the angels of our better nature, we are supposed to feel indifference or righteous coldness.
- No life, however rich and full of blood, but that it must be made into the coldness of tribute.
Examples
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You got the talk, the official manner, and the coldness down just like that.
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There was just this awful coldness and indifference, as if I weren't there.
Fiction book (1996) -
That lack of warmth, that coldness was there.
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And again, not excusing her coldness, but understanding it.
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She was gone, and the coldness of it was her final gift.
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I think she was undone by your coldness just now.
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Under his words, he gives out a coldness that freezes the blood.
Fiction book (1999) -
Yeah, and the Russian reputation for coldness is not undeserved.
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Perhaps that's why she had this kind of coldness and wouldn't show her true feelings.
Blog text (1) -
Her coldness made it difficult for others to approach her.
Synonyms
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A distant, unfriendly way of acting that shows little feeling
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A feeling of cold emptiness and lack of human warmth
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A way of speaking and behaving that shows little warmth or feeling
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A lack of warmth or friendliness in how someone acts
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A cold, not kind way of behaving toward other people
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A very cold feeling in the air, like on winter mornings
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A cold, unfriendly feeling between people
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A cold, unfriendly way someone behaves and speaks
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Not caring about other people
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Not showing pity and acting cruel, or having a body temperature that changes with the air
A way of behaving that is cold and unfriendly
Lack of warmth or affection in a person's behavior
A very cold, unfriendly way of behaving that keeps others away
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word coldness comes from the simple word cold, which means 'not warm'. When it describes a person's manner, think of someone who gives no heat or kindness—like a cold room—so the origin helps you remember a lack of warmth in feeling.