Coldness Meaning
/ˈkoʊldnəs/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe relative lack of heat.
nounThe sensation resulting from exposure to low temperatures.
Sentence Examples
Gina's sheer coldness attracted scads of men with low self-esteem.
Only one who lives here, knows the coldness.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the metal bench made her shiver instantly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Despite her polite words, there was a sudden ____ in her tone.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"(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:
"(article title) Coldness and Temperature."
— 1975, J. Meixner, Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis, volume 57, number 3, Springer, pages 281–290:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the metal bench made her shiver instantly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Despite her polite words, there was a sudden ____ in her tone.