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coldness

cold·ness

UK/ˈkəʊldnəs/ US/ˈkoʊldnəs/ uncommon

noun

1.

the sensation produced by low temperatures

  • “he shivered from the cold”
  • “the cold helped clear his head”
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3.

the absence of heat

  • “the coldness made our breath visible”
  • “come in out of the cold”
  • “cold is a vasoconstrictor”
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Origin

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”).

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