Definition and Meanings for cold
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Part of Speech of cold
adjective, comparative, superlative, noun, intransitive verb
Etymology of cold
Meaning of cold
as adjective, comparative, superlative, adjective, noun
- deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.
- lacking the sensation of warmth; suffering from the absence of heat; chilly; shivering; as, to be cold.
- not pungent or acrid.
- wanting in ardor, intensity, warmth, zeal, or passion; spiritless; unconcerned; reserved.
- unwelcome; disagreeable; unsatisfactory.
- wanting in power to excite; dull; uninteresting.
- affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) but feebly; having lost its odor; as, a cold scent.
- not sensitive; not acute.
- distant; -- said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed.
- having a bluish effect. cf. warm, 8.
as noun, noun
- the relative absence of heat or warmth.
- the sensation produced by the escape of heat; chilliness or chillness.
- a morbid state of the animal system produced by exposure to cold or dampness; a catarrh.
as intransitive verb
- to become cold.