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coldness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• kōldʹnəs (General-American)
• /ˈkəʊldnəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkoʊldnəs/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English coldnesse, from Old English cealdness, cealdnys (“coldness”), from Proto-West Germanic *kaldanassī (“coldness”), equivalent to cold + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian kâldens (“coldness”), Middle Low German koldenisse, kōldenisse (“coldness”), Middle High German kaltnisse, keltnisse (“coldness”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The relative lack of heat.
2. (countable, uncountable) The sensation resulting from exposure to low temperatures.
3. (countable, uncountable) Limited enthusiasm or affection; coolness.
4. (countable, uncountable) The reciprocal of absolute temperature.
   • α is called the affinity, β the inverse temperature or coldness, and γ the free expansion coefficient. 1995, Claude Garrod, Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Oxford University Press, page 111:
   • (article title) Coldness and Temperature. 1975, J. Meixner, Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis, volume 57, number 3, Springer, pages 281–290:
   • (article title) The coldness, a universal function in thermoelastic bodies. 1971, Ingo Müller, Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis, volume 41, number 5, Springer, pages 319–332:
   • This function will be called the coldness, its equilibrium value will be the reciprocal of absolute temperature. 1972, Ingo Müller, Entropy, Absolute Temperature, and Coldness in Thermodynamics: Boundary Conditions in Porous Materials Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis, Springer-Verlag, Wein GMBH, page 3
   • The coldness is the reciprocal of absolute temperature. 1969, W. A. Day, Morton E. Gurtin, Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis, volume 33, number 1, Springer, pages 26–32:

Forms

Synonyms

frost

Translations (101)

fa سرما (the sensation) · la algor (the sensation) · el ψύχρα (the relative lack of heat) · ru хо́лод (limited enthusiasm or affection) · io koldeso (the relative lack of heat) · ja 寒冷 (the relative lack of heat) · bg хла́дност (limited enthusiasm or affection) · ota صوغوقلق (limited enthusiasm or affection) · it freddo (the sensation) · fi kylmyys (the relative lack of heat) · eo malvarmeco (the relative lack of heat) · fr froid (the relative lack of heat) · sh хладноћа (the relative lack of heat) · th ความเย็น (the relative lack of heat) · lb Keelt (limited enthusiasm or affection) · la frīgor (the relative lack of heat) · tr soğukluk (the sensation) · es frío (the sensation) · es displicencia (limited enthusiasm or affection) · lb Keelt (the sensation) · la algor (the relative lack of heat) · ru хо́лод (the relative lack of heat) · fa سردی (limited enthusiasm or affection) · la algus (the relative lack of heat) · tr soğuma (the relative lack of heat) · tr soğuma (limited enthusiasm or affection) · tr soğuma (the sensation) · ca fredor (the relative lack of heat) · he קרירות (limited enthusiasm or affection) · la frigus (the sensation) · fr froideur (the relative lack of heat) · tr soğukluk (the relative lack of heat) · ota صوغوقلق (the sensation) · txb krostaññe (the relative lack of heat) · la frigor (the sensation) · ja 冷淡さ (limited enthusiasm or affection) · tl lamig (the sensation) · ca fredor (the sensation) · es frialdad (the sensation) · de Kälte (the relative lack of heat) · izh vilu (the relative lack of heat) · el κρύο (the relative lack of heat) · fi kylmyys (limited enthusiasm or affection) · ar بُرُودَة (the relative lack of heat) · ca fredor (limited enthusiasm or affection) · tl lamig (the relative lack of heat) · es frialdad (limited enthusiasm or affection) · egy q-b-b-W15 (the relative lack of heat) · de Kälte (limited enthusiasm or affection) · es frío (the relative lack of heat) · arz برودة (the relative lack of heat) · fi kylmyys (the sensation) · mi anuanutanga (the sensation) · oc fredor (the relative lack of heat) · it freddezza (the relative lack of heat) · ckb سەرما (the sensation) · it freddezza (limited enthusiasm or affection) · fr froid (the sensation) · bg студенина (the relative lack of heat) · kmr serma (the relative lack of heat) · he קור (the sensation) · cmn 冷淡 (limited enthusiasm or affection) · ka სიცივე (the relative lack of heat) · ckb سەرما (the relative lack of heat) · ro răceală (limited enthusiasm or affection) · izh kylmys (the relative lack of heat) · la frīgus (the relative lack of heat) · tr soğukluk (limited enthusiasm or affection) · ckb ساردی (limited enthusiasm or affection) · ota صوغوقلق (the relative lack of heat) · ja 寒さ (the relative lack of heat) · cmn 寒冷 (the relative lack of heat) · he קור (the relative lack of heat) · pam dimla (the relative lack of heat) · pt frio (the relative lack of heat) · ru нелюбе́зность (limited enthusiasm or affection) · te చల్లదనము (the relative lack of heat) · sga úacht (the relative lack of heat) · pt frieza (limited enthusiasm or affection) · de Kälte (the sensation) · pt frio (limited enthusiasm or affection) · fa سرما (the relative lack of heat) · ga fuacht (the relative lack of heat) · bg студ (the sensation) · hrx Kelt (the relative lack of heat) · ru холо́дность (limited enthusiasm or affection) · ro frig (the relative lack of heat) · mi makariri (the relative lack of heat) · ro frig (the sensation) · bg нелюбе́зност (limited enthusiasm or affection) · es frialdad (the relative lack of heat) · bg хлад (the sensation) · pt frio (the sensation) · sq ftohtësi (the relative lack of heat) · izh kylmä (the relative lack of heat) · lb Keelt (the relative lack of heat) · sh hladnoća (the relative lack of heat) · ru хо́лод (the sensation) · arz برد (the relative lack of heat) · fr froideur (limited enthusiasm or affection) · la algus (the sensation)