noun
- The sensation produced by low temperatures.
- usage: "he shivered from the cold"; "the cold helped clear his head"
- synonyms: cold
- A lack of affection or enthusiasm.
- usage: "a distressing coldness of tone and manner"
- synonyms: coolness, frigidity, frigidness, iciness, chilliness
- The absence of heat.
- usage: "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
- synonyms: cold, low temperature, frigidity, frigidness
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