in cold blood

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [in kohld bluhd]
- /ɪn koʊld blʌd/
- /ɪn kəʊld blʌd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in kohld bluhd]
- /ɪn koʊld blʌd/

Definitions of in cold blood words

noun in cold blood the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended. 1
noun in cold blood the vital principle; life: The excitement had got into the very blood of the nation. 1
noun in cold blood a person or group regarded as a source of energy, vitality, or vigor: It's time we got some new blood in this company. 1
noun in cold blood one of the four elemental bodily humors of medieval physiology, regarded as causing cheerfulness. 1
noun in cold blood bloodshed; gore; slaughter; murder: to avenge the blood of his father. 1
noun in cold blood the juice or sap of plants: the blood of the grape. 1

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Origin of in cold blood

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English blo(o)d, Old English blōd; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon blōd, Old High German bluot (German Blut), Old Norse blōth, Gothic bloth < Germanic *blōdan, an old neuter adj. meaning “spurting” that accompanied the lost IE noun *HesHr (> Hittite eshar) blood; akin to bloom1; for the meaning cf. spurt and sprout

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Parts of speech for In cold blood

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in cold blood popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".

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Synonyms for in cold blood

adv in cold blood

cruelly — willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
deliberately — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
indifferently — without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic: his indifferent attitude toward the suffering of others.
intentionally — done with intention or on purpose; intended: an intentional insult.
calculated — If something is calculated to have a particular effect, it is specially done or arranged in order to have that effect.

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