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- Dictionarycold/kəʊld/
adjective
- 1. of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared with the human body: "a freezing cold day" Similar Opposite
- 2. lacking affection or warmth of feeling; unemotional: "how cold and calculating he was" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a low temperature; cold weather; a cold environment: "my teeth chattered with the cold"
- 2. a common infection in which the mucous membrane of the nose and throat becomes inflamed, typically causing running at the nose, sneezing, and a sore throat: "Suzie's got a cold"
adverb
- 1. completely; entirely: informal North American "we stopped cold behind a turn in the staircase"
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COLD definition: 1. at a low temperature, especially when compared to the temperature of the human body, and not…. Learn more.
The meaning of COLD is having or being a temperature that is uncomfortably low for humans. How to use cold in a sentence.
Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable. Rinse the vegetables under cold running water. He likes his tea neither too hot nor too cold. Your dinner's getting cold. If it is cold, or if a place is cold, the temperature of the air is very low. It was bitterly cold.
having a lower than usual temperature; having a temperature lower than the human body. I'm cold. Turn the heating up. I was thoroughly cold and wet now. It's freezing cold. You look cold. Do you want to go back indoors? Isn't it cold today? It has suddenly turned very cold. (British English) The water has gone cold.
Being at a temperature that is less than what is required or what is normal: cold oatmeal. c. Chilled by refrigeration or ice: cold beer. 2. a. Feeling no warmth; uncomfortably chilled: We were cold sitting by the drafty windows. b. Appearing to be dead; unconscious: found him out cold on the floor. c. Dead: was cold in his grave. 3.
cold having a temperature that is lower than usual or lower than the human body; (of food or drink) not heated; cooled after being cooked: I'm cold. Turn the heat up. It was bitterly cold outside. a cold wind hot and cold water I often have cold pizza for breakfast.
Something that leaves you cold does not interest or excite you. His movies leave me cold. “Your application has been denied,” he said coldly. She looked at me coldly and turned away. Why does he treat me with such coldness and reserve? I mind cold more than heat. They died of exposure to cold.
The sensation or physical effect produced by excessive loss of heat from the body, or by exposure to a temperature significantly lower than that of the body. Chiefly after prepositions introducing a cause. Calde geþrungen wæron mine fet, forste gebunden.
Cold is the opposite of hot. It can refer to temperature, passion, friendliness, and even your personality.
COLD definition: 1. having a low temperature: 2. unfriendly or showing no emotion: 3. served cold: . Learn more.
