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chilliness

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chill·y  (chl)
adj. chill·i·er, chill·i·est
1. Cool or cold enough to cause shivering. See Synonyms at cold.
2. Seized with or feeling cold; shivering.
3. Distant and cool; unfriendly: a chilly look.

chilli·ly adv.
chilli·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chilliness - the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning"
low temperature, cold, frigidity, frigidness, coldness - the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
2.chilliness - a lack of affection or enthusiasm; "a distressing coldness of tone and manner"
emotionlessness, unemotionality - absence of emotion
stone - a lack of feeling or expression or movement; "he must have a heart of stone"; "her face was as hard as stone"
lukewarmness, tepidness - lack of passion, force or animation
Translations
chilliness [ˈtʃɪlɪnɪs] Nfrío m (fig) → frialdad f


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But then, as he got warm at the work and saw how assiduously Veslovsky was tugging at the wagonette by one of the mud-guards, so that he broke it indeed, Levin blamed himself for having under the influence of yesterday's feelings been too cold to Veslovsky, and tried to be particularly genial so as to smooth over his chilliness.
There seems to be no chilly distance existing between the German students and the professor; but, on the contrary, a companionable intercourse, the opposite of chilliness and reserve.
Afterwards, when she sat with the girls before the dying embers at Patty's Place, removing the spring chilliness from their satin skins, none chatted more blithely than she of the day's events.
 
 
 
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