cold
cold adj
OE; Anglian cald.
- Lacking emotion; devoid of deep feeling; missing warmth, passion, or ardor.
- Spiritless; lacking enthusiasm; not feeling well; having no energy.
- Without warmth; low in temperature; with body heat lower than that of the living human body; [fig.] dead; lifeless.
- Stark; bleak; dismal; somber; dispiriting; [fig.] empty; void; senseless; meaningless.
cold n
OE cald.
- Low temperature; cool weather; absence of heat; freezing atmospheric state; chilly physical environment.
- Solitude; loneliness; absence of affection; social margin.
- Chill; lack of body heat; sensation of physical cooling.