having relatively little warmth; of a rather low temperature
cold weather
cold hands
2.
without sufficient or proper warmth
this meal is cold
3.
lacking in affection, enthusiasm, or warmth of feeling
a cold manner
4.
not affected by emotion; objective
cold logic
5.
dead
6.
sexually unresponsive or frigid
7.
lacking in freshness
a cold scent
cold news
8.
chilling to the spirit; depressing
9.
(of a colour) having violet, blue, or green predominating; giving no sensation of warmth
10. metallurgy
denoting or relating to a process in which work-hardening occurs as a result of theplastic deformation of a metal at too low a temperature for annealing to take place
11.
(of a process) not involving heat, in contrast with traditional methods
cold typesetting
cold technology
12. informal
(of a seeker in a game) far from the object of a search
13.
denoting the contacting of potential customers, voters, etc, without previously approaching them in order to establish their interest
cold mailing
14. cold comfort
15. cold steel
16. from cold
17. in cold blood
18. leave someone cold
19. throw cold water on
noun
20.
the absence of heat regarded as a positive force
the cold took away our breath
21.
the sensation caused by loss or lack of heat
22. in the cold
23.
an acute viral infection of the upper respiratory passages characterized by discharge of watery mucus from the nose, sneezing, etc
24. catch a cold
adverb
25. informal
without preparation
he played his part cold
26. informal, mainly US and Canadian
thoroughly; absolutely
she turned him down cold
Derived forms
coldish (ˈcoldish)
adjective
coldly (ˈcoldly)
adverb
coldness (ˈcoldness)
noun
Word origin
Old English ceald; related to Old Norse kaldr, Gothic kalds, Old High German kalt; see cool
Examples of 'cauld' in a sentence
cauld
`Must've been an awfy cauld mornin," said Archie, then he gargled on his own laughter loudly.
Adair, Tom (Intro) THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES