Cold-natured
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Cold-natured is an adjective meaning (traditional Chinese medicine) Associated with Yin; Having the effects of lowering fevers and removing toxic substances.
Meaning
(traditional Chinese medicine) Associated with Yin; Having the effects of lowering fevers and removing toxic substances.
More Meanings
- Highly sensitive to cold temperatures.
- Tending to be unemotional and unsympathetic.
- (horticulture) Thriving in colder environments.
Example Sentences
She was so very cold-natured that you had to have a fire all night.
Considering how cold-natured his car was he decided it would be just as easy to walk.
No, he was thinking, Kate isn't cold-natured at all. Not by any stretch of the imagination! She was sweet and warm and loving,
A cold-natured herb is different from a cool-natured one only in degree; so is a warm-natured herb different from a hot-natured herb.
Antonyms for cold-natured
Common opposites include hot-natured.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antithermic, anticausotic, defervescent, febrifugal, medicative, antipyrexial.
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