# cold hands, warm heart

> English word · Proverb

## Definitions
1. Having cold hands is an indication of warmheartedness; used as a rejoinder if one finds that another's hands are cold.

## Etymology
A calque translation of French froides mains, chaudes amours.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cold-hands-warm-heart