cold
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I. adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ceald, cald; akin to Old High German kalt cold, Latin gelu frost, gelare to freeze
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. having or being a temperature that is uncomfortably low for humans <
it is cold outside today
> <a cold drafty attic
>
b. having a relatively low temperature or one lower than normal or expected <the bath water has gotten cold
>
c. not heated: as
(1) of food served without heating especially after initial cooking or processing <cold cereal
> <cold roast beef
>
(2) served chilled or with ice <a cold drink
>
(3) involving processing without the use of heat <cold working of steel
>
2.
a. marked by a lack of the warmth of normal human emotion, friendliness, or compassion <a cold stare
> <got a cold reception
>; also not moved to enthusiasm <the movie leaves me cold
>
b. not colored or affected by personal feeling or bias ; detached, indifferent <cold chronicles recorded by an outsider — Andrew Sarris
>; also impersonal, objective <cold facts
> <cold reality
>
c. marked by sure familiarity ; pat <had her lines cold weeks before opening night
>
3. conveying the impression of being cold: as
a. depressing, gloomy <cold gray skies
>
b. cool 6a
4.
a. marked by the loss of normal body heat <cold hands
>; especially dead
b. giving the appearance of being dead ; unconscious <passed out cold
>
5.
a. having lost freshness or vividness ; stale <dogs trying to pick up a cold scent
>
b. far off the mark ; not close to finding or solving — used especially in children's games
c. marked by poor or unlucky performance <the team's shooting turned cold in the second half
>
d. not prepared or suitably warmed up
• coldish adjective
• coldly adverb
• coldness noun
II. noun
Date: 13th century
1. bodily sensation produced by loss or lack of heat <they died of the cold
>
2. a condition of low temperature <extremes of heat and cold
>; especially cold weather
3. a bodily disorder popularly associated with chilling; specifically common cold
III. adverb
Date: 1889
1. with utter finality ; absolutely, completely <turned down cold
>; also abruptly <stopped them cold
>
2.
a. without introduction or advance notice <walked in cold to apply for a job
>
b. without preparation or warm-up <was asked to perform the solo cold
>
New Collegiate Dictionary.
2001.
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