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Pronunciation / Transliteration: thandak
"हवा में एक अजीब सी ठंडक थी।"
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 the Old English adjective 'cald' (meaning cold) combined with the nominal suffix '-nes' (denoting a state or quality). Its roots trace back through Proto-Germanic *kaldaz to the Proto-Indo-European root *gel-, meaning 'to be cold' or 'to freeze'.
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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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