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Middle English
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Etymology
1.3
Noun
1.3.1
Descendants
1.4
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Middle English
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Alternative forms
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coldenesse
Etymology
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Equivalent to
cold
+
-nesse
.
Noun
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coldnesse
(
uncountable
)
coldness
(
lack of heat
)
coldness
(
lack of emotion
)
frigidity
;
impotence
Descendants
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English:
coldness
Scots:
cauldness
References
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“
cōldnesse,
n.
”, in
MED Online
, Ann Arbor, Mich.:
University of Michigan
,
2007
.
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:
Middle English terms suffixed with -nesse
Middle English lemmas
Middle English nouns
Middle English uncountable nouns
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