cold

Definitions of cold in various dictionaries:

noun - a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)

noun - the absence of heat

noun - the sensation produced by low temperatures

adj - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

adj - extended meanings

adj - having lost freshness through passage of time

adj - (color) giving no sensation of warmth

adj - marked by errorless familiarity

adj - lacking originality or spontaneity

adj - so intense as to be almost uncontrollable

adj - sexually unresponsive

adj - without compunction or human feeling

adj - feeling or showing no enthusiasm

adj - unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication

adj - of a seeker

adj - lacking the warmth of life

Having a low temperature.

Having a temperature lower than normal body temperature.

Feeling no warmth; uncomfortably chilled.

Marked by deficient heat: a cold room.

Being at a temperature that is less than what is required: cold oatmeal.

Chilled by refrigeration or ice: cold beer.

Lacking emotion; objective: cold logic.

Having no appeal to the senses or feelings: a cold decor.

Not affectionate or friendly; aloof: a cold person; a cold nod.

Exhibiting or feeling no enthusiasm: a cold audience; a cold response to the new play; a concert that left me cold.

Devoid of sexual desire; frigid.

Designating a tone or color, such as pale gray, that suggests little warmth.

Having lost all freshness or vividness through passage of time: dogs attempting to catch a cold scent.

Marked by or sustaining a loss of body heat: cold hands and feet.

Appearing to be dead; unconscious.

Dead: was cold in his grave.

Marked by unqualified certainty or sure familiarity.

So intense as to be almost uncontrollable: cold fury.

To an unqualified degree; totally: was cold sober.

With complete finality: We turned him down cold.

Without advance preparation or introduction: took the exam cold and passed; walked in cold and got the new job.

Relative lack of warmth.

The sensation resulting from lack of warmth; chill.

A condition of low air temperature; cold weather: went out into the cold and got a chill.

The central meaning shared by these adj ectives is “marked by a low or an extremely low temperature”: cold air; an arctic climate; a chilly day; cool water; a frigid room; a frosty morning; gelid seas; glacial winds; icy hands.

adj - having little or no warmth

noun - the relative lack of heat; a chill

COLD - Cold is the presence of low temperature, especially in the atmosphere. In common usage, cold is often a subjective perception. A lower bound to tempe...