cold
adjective (UNFRIENDLY) /kəʊld/
/koʊld/ Definition
B1 not showing kindness, love, or emotion and not friendly: His handshake was cold, and his eyes lifeless. He stared into her cold blue eyes. She would never feel welcome in this city with its cold, unsmiling inhabitants. The school was a cold, unwelcoming place.Not being friendlyNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot showing or feeling emotionsControlling emotions coldness /ˈkəʊld.nəs/
/ˈkoʊld-/ noun [U] C2 It was the coldness of her manner that struck me.Not being friendlyNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot showing or feeling emotionsControlling emotions
/ˈkoʊld-/ noun [U] C2 It was the coldness of her manner that struck me.Not being friendlyNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot showing or feeling emotionsControlling emotions(Definition of cold adjective (UNFRIENDLY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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cola noun
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colander noun
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cold adjective (LOW TEMPERATURE)
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cold cuts noun
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cold fish noun
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cold frame noun
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cold front noun
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Synonyms and related words:
- anodyne adjective
- belie verb
- bite your lip idiom
- bloodless adjective (NO EMOTION)
- cold-eyed adjective
- coldly adverb
- detachment noun (NO EMOTION)
- expressionless adjective
- glaze verb (BORED)
- hard-bitten adjective
- impassive adjective
- impenitent adjective
- internalize verb
- phlegmatic adjective
- po-faced adjective
- poker-faced adjective
- reserved adjective (PERSON)
- sphinx-like adjective
- stiff upper lip noun
- stoic adjective
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