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# coldness

«coldness» in Mova's school dictionary: **the state of being cold, having a low temperature («the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (coldness — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Coldness is the state of being cold, having a low temperature («the coldness of the water»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coldness/#m1)

2) Coldness is unfriendly behaviour: not showing warmth, kindness or interest towards someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coldness/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science, we more often say «cold» or «low temperature», but «the coldness of the ice» appears in descriptions. In stories and in lessons about feelings, a character's coldness shows they are unkind, upset or hiding feelings. Phrase: «treat someone with coldness».

### examples

- The coldness of the sea took my breath away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coldness/#x1)
- I could feel the coldness of the stone floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coldness/#x2)
- Her coldness hurt his feelings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coldness/#x3)
- He spoke with coldness after the argument. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coldness/#x4)
- The coldness of the wind made our ears ache. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coldness/#x5)
- The new girl's coldness was really shyness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coldness/#x6)
- After the fight there was a coldness between the friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coldness/#x7)
- As the sun set, an icy coldness filled all nature, not however of long duration. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coldness/#x8)

### note

Uncountable; formed from «cold» + «-ness». In everyday talk «the cold» is more common for weather («I hate the cold»). Opposite: warmth.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «coldness» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coldness/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.