coldness

noun

1. the sensation produced by low temperatures

- he shivered from the cold

- the cold helped clear his head

Similar word(s): cold

Definition categories: thought, temperature

2. a lack of affection or enthusiasm

- a distressing coldness of tone and manner

Similar word(s): chilliness, coolness, frigidity, frigidness, iciness

Definition categories: attribute, emotionlessness, unemotionality

3. the absence of heat

- the coldness made our breath visible

- come in out of the cold

- cold is a vasoconstrictor

Similar word(s): cold, frigidity, frigidness

Definition categories: attribute, pressor, vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor, temperature