Chill

Quick meaning: Chill is a noun meaning A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.

Meaning

A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.

More Meanings

1. An iron mould or portion of a mould, serving to cool rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it.
2. The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel.
3. A lack of warmth and cordiality; unfriendliness.
4. Calmness; equanimity.
5. A sense of style; trendiness; savoir faire.
6. An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold.
7. A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness.

Example Sentences

There was a chill in the air.

I felt a chill when the wind picked up.

Close the window or you'll catch a chill.

His menacing presence cast a chill over everyone.

Word Forms

• chills
• chilling
• chilled
• ch'ill

Synonyms for chill

Depending on context, synonyms include laid-back, unconcerned, airy, carefree, careless, casual.

Antonyms for chill

Common opposites include heat.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include chilly, iciness, gelidity, cool, quiver, tingle.

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