chilliness
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chill·y
(chĭl′ē)adj. chill·i·er, chill·i·est
1. Cool or cold enough to cause discomfort. See Synonyms at cold.
2. Feeling cold, often to the point of shivering.
3. Unenthusiastic: The movie opened to a chilly reception from the critics.
4. Distant and cool; unfriendly: a chilly look.
chill′i·ly adv.
chill′i·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | chilliness - the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning" low temperature, cold, frigidity, frigidness, coldness - the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor" |
2. | chilliness - a lack of affection or enthusiasm; "a distressing coldness of tone and manner" emotionlessness, unemotionality - absence of emotion stone - a lack of feeling or expression or movement; "he must have a heart of stone"; "her face was as hard as stone" lukewarmness, tepidness - lack of passion, force or animation |
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chilliness
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Translations
بُرودَه، قَشْعَريرَه
chladmrazivost
kølighed
kuldi, svali
serinliksoğukluk
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chill
(tʃil) noun1. coldness. There's a chill in the air.
2. an illness which causes shivering. I think I've caught a chill.
adjective cold. a chill wind.
verb to make cold (without freezing). Have you chilled the wine?
ˈchilly adjective cold. a chilly day.
ˈchilliness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.