Meaning

4 senses
  1. Having an unregulated body temperature; ectothermic.

    having cold blood (in animals whose body temperature is not internally regulated)

  2. (figuratively)Lacking emotion or compunction.

    kaltblütig

    хладнокро́вныйxladnokróvnyj, бесчу́вственныйbesčúvstvennyj

    холоднокро́внийxolodnokróvnyj

    without compunction or human feeling

  3. Of a type of horse: tall and muscular, usually good-natured and suitable for heavy work.

  4. Of an engine or vehicle: difficult to start; runs poorly until warmed up.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
lacking emotion or compunction:
Русский
By meaning 1
lacking emotion or compunction:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
lacking emotion or compunction:

Origin

From cold blood + -ed.

From cold blood + -ed.

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Forms

more cold-blooded/colder-blooded, most cold-blooded/coldest-blooded

Synonyms

30 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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