cellarlike
Cool and dark
Resembling a cellar—dark, cool, damp, or underground in character.
The word typically describes spaces with the enclosed, subterranean quality of a storage basement: The cellarlike room had stone walls and no windows.
It can suggest either pleasant coolness or unpleasant dampness depending on context.
Beneath earth's surface
- basementSubterranean building level
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- catacombUnderground cemetery passage
crypt · burrow · cavern · grotto · tunnel · excavation · chamber · dugout
Moist and cool
- dankDisagreeably cold and wet
- moistureSmall amounts of liquid
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
seepage · mildew · mold · soggy · waterlogged · musty · dripping · infiltration
No longer fresh
- fustyStale from disuse
- moldyCovered in fungal growth
- dustyCoated with fine particles
- airlessHaving no atmosphere
stuffy · dank · frowsty · close · sour · earthy · aged · old
Cold sensation or relaxation
- chillyModerately cold
- dankDisagreeably cold and wet
- briskQuick and invigorating
- crispFirm and breakable
refrigerated · cold · nippy · frosty · frigid · air-conditioned · temperate · shivery
subterranean
Beneath earth's surface
- basementSubterranean building level
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
catacomb · crypt · burrow · cavern · grotto · tunnel · excavation · chamber · dugout · buried
clammy
Moist and cool
condensation · seepage · mildew · mold · soggy · waterlogged · musty · dripping · infiltration · leakage
stale
No longer fresh
airless · stuffy · dank · frowsty · close · sour · earthy · aged · old · decaying
chill
Cold sensation or relaxation
crisp · refrigerated · cold · nippy · frosty · frigid · air-conditioned · temperate · shivery · numb
dim
Low in light
lightless · pitch-black · sunless · tenebrous · dusky · obscure · windowless · sombre · unlit · cavernous
wine
Fermented grape beverage
shelves · bottles · aging · vintage · cellaring · preserve · pantry · root vegetables · provisions · stockpile
cellarlikesunlit
Lit by daylight
sun-drenched · bright · well-lit · luminous · radiant
cellar, cellars, storm cellar, root cellar, wine cellar, subcellar, cellarman, cellarful