coldness

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• General-American: kōldʹnəs
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• General-American: /ˈkoʊldnəs/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊldnəs/
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From Middle English coldnesse, from Old English cealdness, cealdnys (“coldness”), from Proto-West Germanic *kaldanassī (“coldness”), equivalent to cold + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian kâldens (“coldness”), Middle Low German koldenisse, kōldenisse (“coldness”), Middle High German kaltnisse, keltnisse (“coldness”).

99 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: ftohtësi — the relative lack of heat
• Arabic: بُرُودَة (burūda) — the relative lack of heat
• Arabic: برد (bard) — the relative lack of heat
• Arabic: برودة (burūda) — the relative lack of heat
• Bulgarian: студенина (studenina) — the relative lack of heat
• Catalan: fredor — the relative lack of heat
• Chinese Mandarin: 寒冷 (hánlěng) — the relative lack of heat
• Egyptian: q-b-b-W15 (qbb) — the relative lack of heat
• Esperanto: malvarmeco — the relative lack of heat
• Finnish: kylmyys — the relative lack of heat
• French: froideur — the relative lack of heat
• French: froid — the relative lack of heat
• Georgian: სიცივე (sicive) — the relative lack of heat
• German: Kälte — the relative lack of heat
• Hebrew: קור (qor) — the relative lack of heat
• Hunsrik: Kelt — the relative lack of heat
• Ido: koldeso — the relative lack of heat
• Ingrian: kylmä — the relative lack of heat
• Ingrian: vilu — the relative lack of heat
• Ingrian: kylmys — the relative lack of heat
• Irish: fuacht — the relative lack of heat
• Old Irish: úacht — the relative lack of heat
• Italian: freddezza — the relative lack of heat
• Japanese: 寒さ (samusa) — the relative lack of heat
• Japanese: 寒冷 (kanrei) — the relative lack of heat
• Kapampangan: dimla — the relative lack of heat
• Central Kurdish: سەرما (serma) — the relative lack of heat
• Northern Kurdish: serma — the relative lack of heat
• Latin: algor — the relative lack of heat
• Latin: algus — the relative lack of heat
• Latin: frīgus — the relative lack of heat
• Latin: frīgor — the relative lack of heat
• Luxembourgish: Keelt — the relative lack of heat
• Māori: makariri — the relative lack of heat
• Occitan: fredor — the relative lack of heat
• Persian: سرما (sarmâ) — the relative lack of heat
• Portuguese: frio — the relative lack of heat
• Romanian: frig — the relative lack of heat
• Russian: хо́лод (xólod) — the relative lack of heat
• Serbo-Croatian: хладноћа — the relative lack of heat
• Serbo-Croatian: hladnoća — the relative lack of heat
• Spanish: frío — the relative lack of heat
• Spanish: frialdad — the relative lack of heat
• Tagalog: lamig — the relative lack of heat
• Telugu: చల్లదనము (calladanamu) — the relative lack of heat
• Thai: ความเย็น (kwaam-yen) — the relative lack of heat
• Tocharian B: krostaññe — the relative lack of heat
• Turkish: soğukluk — the relative lack of heat
• Turkish: soğuma — the relative lack of heat
• Ottoman Turkish: صوغوقلق (soğukluk) — the relative lack of heat
• Bulgarian: хлад (hlad) — the sensation
• Bulgarian: студ (stud) — the sensation
• Catalan: fredor — the sensation
• Finnish: kylmyys — the sensation
• French: froid — the sensation
• German: Kälte — the sensation
• Hebrew: קור (qor) — the sensation
• Italian: freddo — the sensation
• Central Kurdish: سەرما (serma) — the sensation
• Latin: algus — the sensation
• Latin: frigus — the sensation
• Latin: algor — the sensation
• Latin: frigor — the sensation
• Luxembourgish: Keelt — the sensation
• Māori: anuanutanga — the sensation
• Persian: سرما (sarmâ) — the sensation
• Portuguese: frio — the sensation
• Romanian: frig — the sensation
• Russian: хо́лод (xólod) — the sensation
• Spanish: frío — the sensation
• Spanish: frialdad — the sensation
• Tagalog: lamig — the sensation
• Turkish: soğukluk — the sensation
• Turkish: soğuma — the sensation
• Ottoman Turkish: صوغوقلق (soğukluk) — the sensation
• Bulgarian: хла́дност (hládnost) — limited enthusiasm or affection
• Bulgarian: нелюбе́зност (neljubéznost) — limited enthusiasm or affection
• Catalan: fredor — limited enthusiasm or affection
• Chinese Mandarin: 冷淡 (lěngdàn) — limited enthusiasm or affection
• Finnish: kylmyys — limited enthusiasm or affection
• French: froideur — limited enthusiasm or affection
• German: Kälte — limited enthusiasm or affection
• Hebrew: קרירות (qrirut) — limited enthusiasm or affection
• Italian: freddezza — limited enthusiasm or affection
• Japanese: 冷淡さ (reitan-sa) — limited enthusiasm or affection
• Central Kurdish: ساردی (sardî) — limited enthusiasm or affection
• Luxembourgish: Keelt — limited enthusiasm or affection
• Persian: سردی (sardi) — limited enthusiasm or affection
• Portuguese: frieza — limited enthusiasm or affection
• Portuguese: frio — limited enthusiasm or affection
• Romanian: răceală — limited enthusiasm or affection
• Russian: хо́лод (xólod) — limited enthusiasm or affection
• Russian: холо́дность (xolódnostʹ) — limited enthusiasm or affection
• Russian: нелюбе́зность (neljubéznostʹ) — limited enthusiasm or affection
• Spanish: frialdad — limited enthusiasm or affection
• Spanish: displicencia — limited enthusiasm or affection
• Turkish: soğuma — limited enthusiasm or affection
• Turkish: soğukluk — limited enthusiasm or affection
• Ottoman Turkish: صوغوقلق (soğukluk) — limited enthusiasm or affection