Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [kohld]
- /koʊld/
- /kəʊld/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [kohld]
- /koʊld/
Definitions of coldest word
- adjective coldest having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day. 1
- adjective coldest feeling an uncomfortable lack of warmth; chilled: The skaters were cold. 1
- adjective coldest having a temperature lower than the normal temperature of the human body: cold hands. 1
- adjective coldest lacking in passion, emotion, enthusiasm, ardor, etc.; dispassionate: cold reason. 1
- adjective coldest not affectionate, cordial, or friendly; unresponsive: a cold reply; a cold reception. 1
- adjective coldest lacking sensual desire: She remained cold to his advances. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of coldest
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English; Old English cald, ceald; cognate with Gothic kalds, Old Norse kaldr, German kalt, Dutch koud; akin to Latin gel- in gelidus gelid
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Coldest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
coldest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
coldest usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with coldest
- what is the coldest planet?
- what is the coldest place on earth?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with c
- Words starting with co
- Words starting with col
- Words starting with cold
- Words starting with colde
- Words starting with coldes
- Words starting with coldest