coldness
cold·ness/ˈkoʊldnəs/noun
coldness is spelled C-O-L-D-N-E-S-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables (cold·ness). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coldness means “The relative lack of heat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coldness is coldnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in coldness?
| Letters | 8: C-O-L-D-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cold·ness |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is coldness?
Coldness appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce coldness?
- US /ˈkoʊldnəs/
- UK /ˈkəʊldnəs/
Coldness has 2 syllables, split cold·ness in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-coldness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with coldness?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as coldness from its last stressed vowel (/oʊldnəs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of coldness
- coldnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coldness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The relative lack of heat.
- 2
The sensation resulting from exposure to low temperatures.
- 3
Limited enthusiasm or affection; coolness.
- 4
The reciprocal of absolute temperature.
This function will be called the coldness, its equilibrium value will be the reciprocal of absolute temperature.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coldness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | froideur, froid |
| German | Kälte |
| Portuguese | frio , frieza |
| Spanish | frío, frialdad , displicencia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does coldness come from?
From Middle English coldnesse, from Old English cealdness, cealdnys (“coldness”), from Proto-West Germanic *kaldanassī (“coldness”), equivalent to cold + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian kâldens (“coldness”), Middle Low German koldenisse, kōldenisse (“coldness”), Middle High German kaltnisse, keltnisse (“coldness”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).