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/ˈt͡ʃɪli/
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rhymes with -ɪli
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homophone: Chile
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homophone: chile
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homophone: chili
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homophone: chilli
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CMU ARPABET:
CH IH1 L IY0
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Cold enough to cause discomfort.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
Feeling uncomfortably cold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I’m getting rather chilly over here – could you shut the window please?
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Distant and cool; unfriendly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
She gave me a chilly look when I made the suggestion.
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Alternative spelling of chili.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
not characterized by emotion-C.W.Cunningham
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a female form in marble--a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
lacking warmth of feeling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
Meaning 7
appreciably or disagreeably cold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: parky
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very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: chili, chili pepper, chilli, chile
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Broader terms: hot pepper
Narrower terms: jalapeno, jalapeno pepper, cayenne, cayenne pepper
From chill + -y. Cognate with Swedish kylig (“chilly”), Norwegian kjølig (“chilly”).
See chili.
Across languages
Translations
71 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian :
халаднава́ты
(xaladnaváty)
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Bulgarian :
студе́н
(studén)
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Bulgarian :
мразовит
(mrazovit)
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Chinese Mandarin :
寒冷
(hánlěng)
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Chinese Mandarin :
清涼 /清凉
(qīngliáng)
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Czech :
sychravý
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Danish :
kølig
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Dutch :
kil
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Dutch :
fris
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Esperanto :
malvarma
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Finnish :
kylmä
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Finnish :
kolea
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Finnish :
jäätävä
— cold enough to cause discomfort
French :
froid
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Galician :
frío
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Galician :
fría
— cold enough to cause discomfort
German :
kalt
— cold enough to cause discomfort
German :
kühl
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Greek :
κρύος
(krýos)
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Greek :
ψυχρός
(psychrós)
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Japanese :
肌寒い
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Japanese :
寒い
(samui)
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Korean :
쌀쌀하다
(ssalssalhada)
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Latin :
algeo
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Latin :
frigeo
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Macedonian :
студен
(studen)
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Macedonian :
ладен
(laden)
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Portuguese :
frio
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Romanian :
friguros
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Russian :
прохла́дный
(proxládnyj)
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Russian :
холо́дный
(xolódnyj)
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Russian :
зя́бкий
(zjábkij)
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Russian :
холоднова́тый
(xolodnovátyj)
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Russian :
промо́зглый
(promózglyj)
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Scottish Gaelic :
fionnar
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Spanish :
frío
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Swedish :
kylig
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Turkish :
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— cold enough to cause discomfort
Ottoman Turkish :
صوغوق
(soğuk)
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Ottoman Turkish :
بارد
(barid)
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Ukrainian :
прохоло́дний
(proxolódnyj)
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Vietnamese :
lạnh
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Vietnamese :
lạnh lẽo
— cold enough to cause discomfort
Bulgarian :
студе́н
(studén)
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Bulgarian :
отблъскващ
(otblǎskvašt)
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Chinese Mandarin :
冷淡
(lěngdàn)
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Dutch :
koel
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Finnish :
jäätävä
— distant and cool; unfriendly
German :
frostig
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Greek :
ψυχρός
(psychrós)
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Greek :
παγερός
(pagerós)
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Japanese :
冷たい
(tsumetai)
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Latin :
hostilis
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Macedonian :
студен
(studen)
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Macedonian :
ладен
(laden)
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Macedonian :
недруштвен
(nedruštven)
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Macedonian :
рамнодушен
(ramnodušen)
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Macedonian :
недружељубив
(nedruželjubiv)
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Portuguese :
frígido
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Portuguese :
gélido
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Portuguese :
frio
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Russian :
холо́дный
(xolódnyj)
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Russian :
равноду́шный
(ravnodúšnyj)
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Russian :
неприве́тливый
(neprivétlivyj)
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Russian :
недружелю́бный
(nedruželjúbnyj)
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Scottish Gaelic :
fionnar
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Spanish :
frío
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Swedish :
kylig
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Turkish :
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— distant and cool; unfriendly
Ottoman Turkish :
صوغوق
(soğuk)
— distant and cool; unfriendly
Ottoman Turkish :
بارد
(barid)
— distant and cool; unfriendly