coldness
/ˈkoʊldnəs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.64 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The coldness is the reciprocal of absolute temperature."
- "(article title) The coldness, a universal function in thermoelastic bodies."
- "This function will be called the coldness, its equilibrium value will be the reciprocal of absolute temperature."
- "(article title) Coldness and Temperature."
- "α is called the affinity, β the inverse temperature or coldness, and γ the free expansion coefficient."
Etymology
From Middle English coldnesse, from Old English cealdness, cealdnys (“coldness”), from Proto-West Germanic *kaldanassī (“coldness”), equivalent to cold + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian kâldens (“coldness”), Middle Low German koldenisse, kōldenisse (“coldness”), Middle High German kaltnisse, keltnisse (“coldness”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkoʊldnəs/
- British English: /ˈkəʊldnəs/