Definition of Cold

1. Adjective. Having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration. "A cold beer"


2. Noun. A mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs). "Will they never find a cure for the common cold?"
Exact synonyms: Common Cold
Generic synonyms: Communicable Disease, Respiratory Disease, Respiratory Disorder, Respiratory Illness
Specialized synonyms: Head Cold
Terms within: Rhinorrhea

3. Adjective. Extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion. "The concert left me cold"
Attributes: Emotionalism, Emotionality
Similar to: Emotionless, Passionless, Frigid, Frosty, Frozen, Glacial, Icy, Wintry
Also: Passionless, Cool
Derivative terms: Coldness
Antonyms: Hot

4. Noun. The absence of heat. "Cold is a vasoconstrictor"

5. Adjective. Having lost freshness through passage of time. "Dogs attempting to catch a cold scent"
Similar to: Stale

6. Noun. The sensation produced by low temperatures. "The cold helped clear his head"
Exact synonyms: Coldness
Generic synonyms: Temperature

7. Adjective. (color) giving no sensation of warmth. "A cold bluish grey"
Similar to: Cool

8. Adjective. Marked by errorless familiarity. "Had her lines cold before rehearsals started"
Similar to: Perfect

9. Adjective. Lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new. "Stale news"
Exact synonyms: Dusty, Moth-eaten, Stale
Similar to: Unoriginal
Derivative terms: Staleness

10. Adjective. So intense as to be almost uncontrollable. "Cold fury gripped him"
Similar to: Intense

11. Adjective. Sexually unresponsive. "A frigid woman"
Exact synonyms: Frigid
Similar to: Unloving
Derivative terms: Coldness, Frigidity, Frigidness

12. Adjective. Without compunction or human feeling. "Insensate destruction"
Exact synonyms: Cold-blooded, Inhuman, Insensate
Similar to: Inhumane
Derivative terms: Inhumanity

13. Adjective. Feeling or showing no enthusiasm. "A cold response to the new play"
Similar to: Unenthusiastic
Derivative terms: Coldness

14. Adjective. Unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication. "Pass out cold"
Similar to: Unconscious

15. Adjective. Of a seeker; far from the object sought.
Similar to: Far

16. Adjective. Lacking the warmth of life. "Cold in his grave"
Similar to: Dead

Definition of Cold

1. a. Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

2. n. The relative absence of heat or warmth.

3. v. i. To become cold.

Definition of Cold

1. Adjective. (context: of a thing) Having a low temperature. ¹

2. Adjective. (context: of the weather) Causing the air to be cold. ¹

3. Adjective. (context: of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort. ¹

4. Adjective. Unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling. ¹

5. Adjective. Dispassionate, not prejudiced or partisan, impartial. ¹

6. Adjective. Completely unprepared; without introduction. ¹

7. Adjective. Unconscious or deeply asleep; deprived of the metaphorical heat associated with life or consciousness. ¹

8. Adjective. (usually with "have" or "know" transitively) Perfectly, exactly, completely; by heart. ¹

9. Adjective. (usually with "have" transitively) Cornered, done for. ¹

10. Noun. A condition of low temperature. ¹

11. Noun. (medicine) A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever. ¹

12. Adverb. While at low temperature. ¹

13. Adverb. Without preparation. ¹

14. Adverb. With finality. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cold

1. having little or no warmth [adj COLDER, COLDEST] / the relative lack of heat; a chill [n -S]

Medical Definition of Cold

1. A slang term that describes a viral upper respiratory infection which results from inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nasal cavity. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cold

colatitudes
colbertine
colby
colbys
colcannon
colcannons
colcemid
colchica
colchicine
colchicines
colchicum
colchicums
colchine
colcothar
colcothars
cold (current term)
cold-blooded
cold-blooded animal
cold-bloodedly
cold-bloodedness
cold-calling
cold-cathode
cold-cock
cold-cream
cold-cuts
cold-eyed
cold-hearted
cold-heartedly
cold-heartedness
cold-reactive antibody

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