Chilliness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the property of being moderately cold

a lack of affection or enthusiasm

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˌiːtˌiːˈɛn/

🇬🇧British English

/klˈasɪkəlˌɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/klˈasɪkəlˌɪst/

3 syllables Say it as /sˌiːtˌiːˈɛn/.

Examples

the chilliness of early morning
a distressing coldness of tone and manner

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

coldness frigidness coolness frigidity nip iciness

Parts of Speech

noun	the property of being moderately cold “the chilliness of early morning”
noun	a lack of affection or enthusiasm “a distressing coldness of tone and manner”

Word Forms

chilly	adjective	appreciably or disagreeably cold
cool	adjective	neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
nippy	adjective	pleasantly cold and invigorating
cold	adjective	sexually unresponsive
frigid	adjective	devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
icy	adjective	devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Frostigkeit

die Eigenschaft, mäßig kalt zu sein

🇫🇷French

fraîcheur

la propriété d'être modérément froid

🇪🇸Spanish

frialdad

la propiedad de ser moderadamente frío

🇮🇹Italian

freddezza

la proprietà di essere moderatamente freddo

🇳🇱Dutch

kilte

de eigenschap dat het matig koud is

🇵🇹Portuguese

frio

a propriedade de ser moderadamente frio

🇷🇺Russian

зябкость

свойство быть умеренно холодным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ठंडक

मध्यम ठंडा होने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

শীতলতা

মাঝারিভাবে ঠান্ডা হওয়ার সম্পত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

குளிர்ச்சி

மிதமான குளிராக இருக்கும் பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

చల్లదనం

మధ్యస్తంగా చల్లగా ఉండే లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

थंडी

मध्यम थंड असण्याचा गुणधर्म

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઠંડી

સાધારણ ઠંડી હોવાની મિલકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಳಿ

ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಶೀತದ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തണുപ്പ്

മിതമായ തണുപ്പിൻ്റെ സ്വത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਠੰਢਕ

ਦਰਮਿਆਨੇ ਠੰਡੇ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سردی

معتدل ٹھنڈا ہونے کی خاصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

寒冷

中等寒冷的属性

🇯🇵Japanese

肌寒さ

適度に冷たいという性質

🇰🇷Korean

쌀쌀함

적당히 차가운 성질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự lạnh lẽo

tính chất lạnh vừa phải

🇹🇭Thai

ความหนาวเย็น

มีคุณสมบัติเย็นปานกลาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

rasa dingin

properti menjadi cukup dingin

🇵🇭Filipino

lamig

ang pag-aari ng pagiging katamtamang malamig

🇲🇾Malay

kesejukan

sifat menjadi sederhana sejuk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

برودة

خاصية البرودة المعتدلة

🇮🇷Persian

سردی

خاصیت سرد بودن متوسط

🇹🇷Turkish

soğukluk

orta derecede soğuk olma özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

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