chilliness
Faint cool sensation
Chilliness is moderate coldness—not freezing, but noticeably cool: There's a chilliness in the air this morning.
The word extends to interpersonal coldness, describing unfriendly or distant behavior: I sensed a chilliness in her response.
Both uses suggest something uncomfortable but not extreme.
Calm self-possession
- coldLow temperature state
- frigidityExtreme coldness or aloofness
- nipQuick, sharp pinch
- crispnessSnappy, firm texture
briskness · coolth · freshness · iciness · frostiness · rawness · sharpness · bite
Calm self-possession
- coldnessLow temperature state
- reserveSupply kept back
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- unfriendlinessUnwelcoming disposition toward others
standoffishness · remoteness · distance · formality · stiffness · indifference · frostiness · iciness
Involuntary trembling sensation
- trembleShake from fear
- shudderConvulsive trembling from fear
- quiverTrembling or arrow case
- goosebumpsRaised skin from cold
gooseflesh · frisson · shaking · tremor · quaking · teeth chattering · bracing · huddling
Thin ice coating
- rimeGranular ice deposit
- hoarfrostFrozen fog deposit
- ice crystalsSolid water formations
- frostworkOrnate ice crystal formations
frosted glass · white frost · glaze · morning frost · frost patterns
coolness
Calm self-possession
crispness · briskness · coolth · freshness · iciness · frostiness · rawness · sharpness · bite · nippy
coolness
Calm self-possession
- coldnessLow temperature state
- reserveSupply kept back
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
unfriendliness · standoffishness · remoteness · distance · formality · stiffness · indifference · frostiness · iciness · dispassion
shiver
Involuntary trembling sensation
goosebumps · gooseflesh · frisson · shaking · tremor · quaking · teeth chattering · bracing · huddling
frost
Thin ice coating
- rimeGranular ice deposit
- hoarfrostFrozen fog deposit
- ice crystalsSolid water formations
frostwork · frosted glass · white frost · glaze · morning frost · frost patterns
- unfriendlinessunfriendliness, coldness, hostility, rudeness, aloofness
- atmospheric conditionscloudiness, fogginess, mistiness, haziness, smokiness
- detachmentemotional numbness, detached, dispassion, disengaged, indifference