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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The state of being cool, temperature-wise; coolness. uncountable, usually

   "Froid: m. Cold, cooth^([sic]); coldneſſe, chilneſſe."

Synonyms

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absolute zerobalancebitternesschillcoldnesscool

Antonyms

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warmth

Example

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"Froid: m. Cold, cooth^([sic]); coldneſſe, chilneſſe."

Etymology

From cool + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare Old Dutch kuolitha (“coolness”).

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