chilly
adjective /ˈtʃɪli/
/ˈtʃɪli/
(comparative chillier, superlative chilliest)
- (especially of the weather or a place, but also of people) too cold to be comfortable
- It's chilly today.
- I was feeling chilly.
Synonyms coldcold- cool
- freezing
- chilly
- lukewarm
- tepid
- cold having a temperature that is lower than usual or lower than the human body; (of food or drink) not heated; cooled after being cooked:
- I’m cold. Turn the heating up.
- Outside it was bitterly cold.
- a cold wind
- hot and cold water
- It’s cold chicken for lunch.
- cool (often approving) fairly cold, especially in a pleasant way:
- a long cool drink
- We found a cool place to sit.
- freezing extremely cold; having a temperature below 0° Celsius:
- It’s absolutely freezing outside.
- I’m freezing!
- chilly (rather informal) too cold to be comfortable:
- Bring a coat. It might turn chilly later.
- lukewarm (often disapproving) slightly warm, sometimes in an unpleasant way:
- Her coffee was now lukewarm.
- tepid (often disapproving) slightly warm, sometimes in an unpleasant way:
- a jug of tepid water
- to feel/get cold/cool/chilly
- cold/cool/freezing/chilly air/weather
- a cold/cool/freezing/chilly wind
- cold/cool/freezing/lukewarm/tepid water
- a cold/cool/lukewarm/tepid shower/bath
- cold/lukewarm/tepid tea/coffee/food
- a cold/cool drink
- It’s cold/chilly/freezing outside.
Extra Examples- She was beginning to feel chilly.
- We were starting to get a bit chilly.
- Bring a coat. It might turn chilly later.
- She was made to wait in the chilly corridor.
- The room was uncomfortably chilly.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- get
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- not friendly
- The visitors got a chilly reception.
Extra Examples- “I'm sorry,” said her sister in a chilly voice.
- They met with a chilly reception from my mother.