Coldness
/ˈkoʊldnəs/noun
The state or quality of being cold; lack of warmth.
Did you know?Cold and its relatives descend from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning “to freeze” or “be cold,” showing how basic temperature words can survive almost unchanged for thousands of years.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gel-
“to be cold, freeze”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*kaldaz
“cold”
Old English
OE
ceald
“cold”
Middle English
ME
cold
“cold”
Modern English
English
coldness
“the quality or state of being cold”