coldest
- 1Superlative of cold.
The coldest temperatures of the season arrived overnight.
Antarctica holds the record for the coldest place on Earth.
Note
The regular superlative of a one-syllable adjective: cold takes -est rather than more and most. It carries every sense of cold, not only temperature. The coldest welcome is the least friendly one, the coldest dread is the most chilling fear, and the coldest judgment is the most dispassionate. Reading it in context tells you whether a room or a person is being measured.
Of all the guests, she gave him the coldest welcome.
The judge delivered the coldest, most impartial assessment of the case.
coldest is a form of cold
cold, adjective: Having a low temperature; lacking warmth, or making the air or a person feel chilled. Full entry
- Spelling
- cold → coldest: add -est
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