chillinessn.
/ˈtʃɪlɪnɪs/ Chilly state or condition.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [noun] > sensation of cold
coldOE
cheald1340
chillness1599
chilliness1708
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [noun] > unpleasant or penetrating
chillness1598
bleakness1600
chilliness1764
chill1788
the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [noun] > coldness or lack of warm feeling
coldOE
coldness1557
iciness1579
frost1600
frostiness1629
frigiditya1631
nun's flesh1637
chillness1639
froideur1645
chilliness1817
touch-me-not-ishness1836
chill1837
cold-heartedness1850
1708 Brit. Apollo 15–17 Sept. Chillyness, or sense of Cold.
1764 Achard in Philos. Trans. 1763 (Royal Soc.) 53 102 The bird..from a chillyness in the air, did not revive to be able to fly.
1765 M. Mackenzie in Philos. Trans. 1764 (Royal Soc.) 54 74 The pestilential fever shews itself first by a chilliness and shiverings.
1817 J. Gilchrist Intell. Patrimony 45 Cheerless chilliness of heart.
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