coldspot
Area lacking warmth
A coldspot is an area with notably lower temperature than its surroundings, or a location with weak or absent wireless signal coverage.
The term mirrors hotspot but indicates absence rather than presence—whether of heat, cellular reception, or Wi-Fi connectivity.
There's a coldspot in the basement where my phone never gets service.
In paranormal contexts, coldspots are claimed to indicate ghostly presence.
Moderately cold
- frigidExtremely and intensely cold
- icyFrozen or unfriendly
- frostyCold or unwelcoming
- freezingExtremely cold
draft · refrigerator · numbness · brisk · nippy · coolness · glacial · wintry
Of extreme northern cold
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- alpineOf high elevations
remote · isolated · uninhabited · desolate
Apparition of the dead
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- specterGhostly threatening presence
poltergeist · presence · entity · supernatural · EMF · manifestation · seance · phantom
chilly
Moderately cold
freezing · draft · refrigerator · numbness · brisk · nippy · coolness · glacial · wintry · shiver
arctic
Of extreme northern cold
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
alpine · remote · isolated · uninhabited · desolate
ghost
Apparition of the dead
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
specter · poltergeist · presence · entity · supernatural · EMF · manifestation · seance · phantom · ectoplasm