| noun | a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs) “will they never find a cure for the common cold?” |
| noun | the absence of heat “the coldness made our breath visible” |
| noun | the sensation produced by low temperatures “he shivered from the cold” |
| adjective | having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration “a cold climate” |
| adjective | extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion “a cold unfriendly nod” |
| adjective | having lost freshness through passage of time “a cold trail” |
| adjective | (color) giving no sensation of warmth “a cold bluish grey” |
| adjective | marked by errorless familiarity “had her lines cold before rehearsals started” |
| adjective | lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new “moth-eaten theories about race” |
| adjective | so intense as to be almost uncontrollable “cold fury gripped him” |
| adjective | sexually unresponsive “was cold to his advances” |
| adjective | without compunction or human feeling “in cold blood” |
| adjective | feeling or showing no enthusiasm “a cold audience” |
| adjective | unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication “the boxer was out cold” |
| adjective | of a seeker; far from the object sought |
| adjective | lacking the warmth of life “cold in his grave” |
| cold | adjective | having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration |
| cold | noun | the sensation produced by low temperatures |
| coldness | noun | the sensation produced by low temperatures |
| staleness | noun | unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed |
| frigidness | noun | sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse |
| frigidity | noun | sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse |
| inhumanity | noun | the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others |