Cold synonyms
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Cool or cold enough to cause discomfort.
Cold in manner or attitude; unfriendly
Producing frost or cold enough to produce frost; freezing
Injured, damaged, or killed by freezing
The definition of frigid is someone or something very cold or formal.
Pleasingly firm and fresh:
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below zero
Said of the weather
Of or like winter; cold, bleak, etc.
The quality of being frosty
Relating to a molecule or substance that has polar bonds.
Of or pertaining to the Arctic.
Intense; severe:
Bitingly cold:
briskness
The property of being brisk.
Gloomy and somber:
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hot (related)
(Slang) Strong sexual attraction or desire. Used with the.
chilled to the bone
Said of people, animals, or things
Act of freezing.
Very cold; icy:
Pungent, keen, sharp, etc.
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Recently finished; fresh:
Bitingly sarcastic.
Stern or forbidding, as in manner or appearance:
Of or pertaining to the northern zone of plant and animal life including the taiga and tundra
Exhibiting a lack of responsiveness.
1922, Ben Travers, chapter 4, A Cuckoo in the Nest:
Causing numbness, esp. in feeling or in mental or emotional response
The definition of intense is to a high degree, or a strong emotion.
Far removed mentally:
Moderately cold; chilly:
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Disagreeably moist, sticky, and cold to the touch:
Marked by calm self-control:
winter (related)
Winter is the coldest season of the year, or a dreary time.
frostbitten
Affected by frostbite.
Said of people, animals, or things
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Affected by hypothermia; having an abnormally low body temperature
frozenness
The quality of being frozen.
refrigerated
Said of people, animals, or things
blue from cold
Said of people, animals, or things
A harmful or destructive influence:
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A freezing or being frozen
Not liquid, loose, or fluid; thick:
Not interested; indifferent
A cold manner or period of disaffection:
A stinging quality, as in cold or frosty air
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Free from passion or emotion; impassive; calm
Not having the qualities considered normal to or for human beings; unfeeling, heartless, cruel, barbarous, etc.
Limited enthusiasm or affection; coolness.
poikilothermal
(Zool.) coldblooded
Any of various stages in the development of a plan, document, or picture:
Any of several infections that affect the respiratory or gastrointestinal tract and are caused by viruses other than the influenza virus.
(Computing) An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.
A generally chronic disorder characterized by wheezing, coughing, difficulty in breathing, and a suffocating feeling, caused by an allergy to ingested substances, stress, etc.
Inflammation of the sinuses or a sinus, especially in the nasal region.
A sore throat caused by a streptococcus and characterized by inflammation and fever
The definition of bitter is having a harsh and disagreeable taste or something that is hard to bear.
whooping-cough
A highly contagious disease of the respiratory system, usually affecting children, that is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis and is characterized in its advanced stage by spasms of coughing interspersed with deep, noisy inspirations.
streptococcic throat
An aural or respiratory congestion
(Med.) A cold in the head; acute nasal congestion
sniffles
Plural form of sniffle
A disease-producing microorganism or agent:
staphylococcic infection
An aural or respiratory congestion
weather (related)
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place. Weather is described in terms of variable conditions such as temperature, humidity, wind velocity, precipitation, and barometric pressure. Weather on Earth occurs primarily in the troposphere, or lower atmosphere, and is driven by energy from the Sun and the rotation of the Earth. The average weather conditions of a region over time are used to define a region's climate.
Hardened; obstinate; unfeeling.
marmoreal
Resembling marble, as in smoothness, whiteness, or hardness.
Sluggish; dull; apathetic
(Of an animal) Having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.
The state or sensation of being chilly; a disagreeable sensation of coldness.
The definition of hypothermia is a very body temperature below normal.
Coolness and composure, especially in trying circumstances.
An aural or respiratory congestion
windchill factor
An aural or respiratory congestion
fervid (antonym)
The definition of fervid is someone or something very hot or passionate.
enthusiastic (antonym)
Having or showing enthusiasm; ardent
zealous (antonym)
The definition of zealous is having passionate energy for a belief or purpose.
eager (antonym)
Having or showing keen interest, intense desire, or impatient expectancy.
interested (antonym)
Having or showing interest.
Firm or unchanged in purpose
Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes, often as a result of a cold or other viral infection. Smoking is also a common cause of chronic bronchitis.
sympathetic (antonym)
Of, expressing, resulting from, feeling, or showing sympathy; sympathizing
heat (antonym)
(Uncountable, slang) The police.
warmth (antonym)
Warmth is a moderate amount of heat, or a feeling of excitement or affection.
The definition of shivery is someone who is shaking from cold or fear.
Devoid of emotion; impassive.
Not changed, affected, or influenced
Deficient in or lacking sexual desire
Incapable or deprived of physical sensation.
Having no real point or purpose; nonsensical; meaningless
Having an unregulated body temperature; ectothermic.
Lacking sensibility; unfeeling:
Having lost freshness; made musty, dry, bad, etc. by having been kept too long
Gnawed away in patches by moth larvae
the absence of heat
hyperboreal
stone-dead
(Idiomatic) Utterly dead.
sleety
Covered in sleet; full of sleet.
Capable of or designed for incising, shearing, or severing:
Able or seeming to pierce, as:
coldblooded
Lacking kindness and pity; cruel
in cold storage
Said of people, animals, or things
Injury or destruction of skin and underlying tissue, most often that of the nose, ears, fingers, or toes, resulting from prolonged exposure to freezing or subfreezing temperatures.
(Medicine) The cooling of the body for therapeutic purposes.
congelation
Something congealed
A mass or accumulation of fallen snow
head-cold
A common cold (illness).
A watery or thin mucous discharge from the eyes or nose.
(Pathology, uncountable) The same, as a common symptom for many viral and bacterial infections.
sinus trouble
An aural or respiratory congestion
cold on one's chest
An aural or respiratory congestion
An inflammation of the larynx, often characterized by a temporary loss of voice
Alternative spelling of hay fever.
rose fever
A spring or early summer hay fever.
rose cold
An aural or respiratory congestion
frog-in-one-s-throat
(Idiomatic) Hoarseness or the need to cough.
indifferent (related)
Mediocre, usually used negatively in modern usage.
unfriendly (related)
Not friendly or kind
disease (related)
A particular destructive process in an organ or organism, with a specific cause and characteristic symptoms; specif., an illness; ailment
frigorific
Causing coldness; chilling.
algidity:catarrh
An aural or respiratory congestion
hyperborean
(Gr. Myth.) An inhabitant of a northern region of sunshine and everlasting spring, beyond the north wind
ardent (antonym)
Expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate:
awareness (related)
Lacking consciousness
Said of the weather
Characteristic or related to winter
Copious discharge of mucus associated with inflammation of mucous membranes, especially of the nose and throat.
(Pathology) An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits.
perspiring (antonym)
Of a person or animal that is producing perspiration; sweating.
thawed (antonym)
Said of people, animals, or things
heat-wave (antonym)
(US, weather broadcasting) Three consecutive days with daytime high temperature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.
aloof (related)
At a distance; removed
Deficient in or lacking sexual desire
out-like-a-light
attitude (related)
Not affected by or showing emotion
wet (related)
dry (related)
damp (related)
humid (related)
rain (related)
windy (related)
freezing-cold (related)
fog (related)
muggy (related)
cold-weather (related)
cloudy (related)
Snappish:
Feeling or showing little or no emotion; unresponsive.
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