arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"
the sensation produced by low temperatures; "he shivered from the cold"; "the cold helped clear his head"
a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs); "will they never find a cure for the common cold?"
lacking the warmth of life; "cold in his grave"
of a seeker; far from the object sought
unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication; "the boxer was out cold"; "pass out cold"
feeling or showing no enthusiasm; "a cold audience"; "a cold response to the new play"
having lost freshness through passage of time; "a cold trail"; "dogs attempting to catch a cold scent"
used of physical coldness; having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer"
extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion; "a cold unfriendly nod"; "a cold and unaffectionate person"; "a cold impersonal manner"; "cold logic"; "the concert left me cold"
without compunction or human feeling; "in cold blood"; "cold-blooded killing"; "insensate destruction"
sexually unresponsive; "was cold to his advances"; "a frigid woman"
so intense as to be almost uncontrollable; "cold fury gripped him"
no longer new; uninteresting; "cold (or stale) news"
marked by errorless familiarity; "had her lines cold before rehearsals started"
(color) giving no sensation of warmth; "a cold bluish grey"
providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding; "daycare that is educational and not just custodial"; "a guardian angel"; "tutelary gods"
(cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal); 0 Kelvin or -273.15 centigrade or -459.67 Fahrenheit
not sympathetic or disposed toward; "unsympathetic officialdom"; "people unsympathetic to the revolution"; "his dignity made him seem aloof and unsympathetic"
(of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings; "all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic"
with firmness and conviction; without compromise; "he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"- C.G.Bowers; "dealt straightforwardly with all issues"
firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy"
in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square"
directly and without evasion; not roundabout; "to face a problem squarely"; "the responsibility lies squarely with them"; "spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point"
in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me"