cold: signification et définitions

Having a low temperature.

Having a temperature lower than normal body temperature.

Feeling no warmth; uncomfortably chilled.

Marked by deficient heat: a cold room.

Being at a temperature that is less than what is required: cold oatmeal.

Chilled by refrigeration or ice: cold beer.

Lacking emotion; objective: cold logic.

Having no appeal to the senses or feelings: a cold decor.

Not affectionate or friendly; aloof: a cold person; a cold nod.

Exhibiting or feeling no enthusiasm: a cold audience; a cold response to the new play; a concert that left me cold.

Devoid of sexual desire; frigid.

Designating a tone or color, such as pale gray, that suggests little warmth.

Having lost all freshness or vividness through passage of time: dogs attempting to catch a cold scent.

Marked by or sustaining a loss of body heat: cold hands and feet.

Appearing to be dead; unconscious.

Dead: was cold in his grave.

Marked by unqualified certainty or sure familiarity.

So intense as to be almost uncontrollable: cold fury.

Characterized by repeated failure, especially in a sport or competitive activity: The team fell into a slump of cold shooting.

To an unqualified degree; totally: was cold sober.

With complete finality: We turned him down cold.

Without advance preparation or introduction: took the exam cold and passed; walked in cold and got the new job.

Relative lack of warmth.

The sensation resulting from lack of warmth; chill.

A condition of low air temperature; cold weather: went out into the cold and got a chill.