cold
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?”
Synonymscommon coldthe absence of heat
“the coldness made our breath visible”
“come in out of the cold”
the sensation produced by low temperatures
“he shivered from the cold”
“the cold helped clear his head”
Synonymscoldness
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”
“a cold room”
Oppositeshotextended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
“a cold unfriendly nod”
“a cold and unaffectionate person”
Oppositeshothaving lost freshness through passage of time
“a cold trail”
“dogs attempting to catch a cold scent”
(color) giving no sensation of warmth
“a cold bluish grey”
marked by errorless familiarity
“had her lines cold before rehearsals started”
lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
“moth-eaten theories about race”
“stale news”
so intense as to be almost uncontrollable
“cold fury gripped him”
sexually unresponsive
“was cold to his advances”
“a frigid woman”
Synonymsfrigidwithout compunction or human feeling
“in cold blood”
“cold-blooded killing”
feeling or showing no enthusiasm
“a cold audience”
“a cold response to the new play”
unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication
“the boxer was out cold”
“pass out cold”
of a seeker; far from the object sought
lacking the warmth of life
“cold in his grave”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University