coldness

Meaning

1. The relative lack of heat.
2. The sensation resulting from exposure to low temperatures.
3. Limited enthusiasm or affection; coolness.
4. The reciprocal of absolute temperature.

Synonyms

cold

🥶

frigidity

coolness

chilliness

chill

frost

iciness

indifference

frigidness

cool

🆒

gelidity

chillness

unconcern

cruelty

glaciation

nip

low temperature

algidity

apathy

bleakness

frozeness

inhumanity

freeze

bitterness

frostiness

numbness

phlegm

remissness

truculence

unfriendliness

unmindfulness

unresponsiveness

unseemliness

cold wind

unhelpfulness

willful neglect

want of cordiality

chillines

listlessness

blandness

callousness

cold air

cold shoulder

detachment

disinterest

disregard

hatred

heedlessness

impartiality

impassiveness

impassivity

inadvertence

inadvertency

inclemency

inhospitality

insensitiveness

insensitivity

laissez faire

aloofness

meanness

neglect

negligence

nonchalance

Hyphenated as

cold‧ness

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkoʊldnəs/

Etymology

From Middle English coldnesse, from Old English cealdness, cealdnys (“coldness”), from Proto-West Germanic *kaldanassī (“coldness”), equivalent to cold + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian kâldens (“coldness”), Middle Low German koldenisse, kōldenisse (“coldness”), Middle High German kaltnisse, keltnisse (“coldness”).