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- [chil-ee]
- /ˈtʃɪl i/
- /ˈtʃɪl.i/
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- [chil-ee]
- /ˈtʃɪl i/
Definitions of chilly word
- adjective chilly Something that is chilly is unpleasantly cold. 3
- adjective chilly If you feel chilly, you feel rather cold. 3
- adjective chilly You say that relations between people are chilly or that a person's response is chilly when they are not friendly, welcoming, or enthusiastic. 3
- adjective chilly causing or feeling cool or moderately cold 3
- adjective chilly without warmth; unfriendly 3
- adjective chilly (of people) sensitive to cold 3
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Origin of chilly
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; chill + -y1
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Parts of speech for Chilly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chilly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
chilly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chilly
adj chilly
- crisp — Food that is crisp is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface.
- brisk — A brisk activity or action is done quickly and in an energetic way.
- freezing — (of temperatures) approaching, at, or below the freezing point.
- breezy — If you describe someone as breezy, you mean that they behave in a casual, cheerful, and confident manner.
- icy — made of, full of, or covered with ice: icy roads.
adjective chilly
- chill — When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
- draughty — characterized by or admitting currents of air, usually uncomfortable.
- formal — being in accordance with the usual requirements, customs, etc.; conventional: to pay one's formal respects.
- supercilious — haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
- aloof — Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people.
Antonyms for chilly
adj chilly
- friendly — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
- tropical — pertaining to, characteristic of, occurring in, or inhabiting the tropics, especially the humid tropics: tropical flowers.
- responsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- welcoming — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
- temperate — moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, etc.: a temperate response to an insulting challenge.
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