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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfrialdad
Pronunciation / Transliteration: frialˈdad
"La frialdad con que respondió sorprendió a todos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or quality of being low in temperature.
"She rubbed her hands together to ward off the biting coldness of the winter morning." - 2
A lack of affection, warmth of feeling, or enthusiasm; aloofness.
"His emotional coldness made it difficult for others to approach him."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'caldness', combining 'cald' (cold) with the abstract noun suffix '-ness' of Germanic origin. Historically used to describe both physical temperature and a lack of emotional warmth or friendliness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Coldness" is said worldwide
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froideur
Transliteration: frwa.dœʁ
"La froideur de la pièce était saisissante."
Kälte
Transliteration: kɛltə
"Die Kälte des Winters kroch durch die Fenster."
freddezza
Transliteration: fredˈdet.tsa
"Accolse la notizia con grande freddezza."
frialdad
Transliteration: frialˈdad
"La frialdad con que respondió sorprendió a todos."
frieza
Transliteration: fɾiˈezɐ
"A friezada noite pedia um cobertor grosso."
ठंडक
Transliteration: thandak
"हवा में एक अजीब सी ठंडक थी।"
寒冷
Transliteration: hánlěng
"冬天的寒冷让人不愿出门。"
추위
Transliteration: chu-wi
"매서운 추위가 온 세상을 뒤덮었다."
寒さ
Transliteration: samusa
"今年の冬の寒さは格別だ。"
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