chilliness C2+ Topic:Weather & Climate US /ˈtʃɪlinəs/ UK /ˈtʃɪlinəs/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like cheeriness /l/ vs /ɹ/ Meanings 1 noun a state of being cold, or coldness of manner A sudden chilliness in her voice ended the conversation. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a state of being cold, or... coldnesscoolnessfrigidityicinessaloofnessfrostiness ↔ Opposites warmthheatcordiality Word family Related forms chillychillchilled Etymology AI details From chilly + -ness. Chill is from Old English ciele ('cold, frost'), from Proto-Germanic *kaliz. ciele Old English *kaliz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Weather & Climate Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # chilliness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtʃɪlinəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtʃɪlinəs/ ## Meanings 1. a state of being cold, or coldness of manner ## Examples - A sudden chilliness in her voice ended the conversation. ## Synonyms - coldness - coolness - frigidity - iciness - aloofness - frostiness ## Antonyms - warmth - heat - cordiality ## Related Forms - chilly - chill - chilled ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ciele - Root: *kaliz ## Etymology From chilly + -ness. Chill is from Old English ciele ('cold, frost'), from Proto-Germanic *kaliz. ## AI Etymology Chilliness comes from chilly + -ness. Chill is from Old English ciele ('cold, frost'), from Proto-Germanic *kaliz. The historical trail runs through ciele in Old English and *kaliz in Proto-Germanic. Morphologically, chilliness is transparent: it draws on chilly + -ness. Used as a noun, chilliness now means "a state of being cold, or coldness of manner", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as chilly, chill, and chilled. The modern word remains analyzable through its parts, which makes the semantic connection unusually direct. ## Topics - Weather & Climate - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown