Meanings
adjectivecold-sensitive (comparative more cold-sensitive, superlative most cold-sensitive)
comparative more cold-sensitive · superlative most cold-sensitive
- sciencesAffected by, or sensitive to, cold.
Synonyms: cryosensitive, psychrosensitive · Antonyms: cryophilic, psychrophilic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveAffected by, or sensitive to, cold.
Opposite
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Origin
Translations
Catalan fredolic, fredolec
- fredolicaffected by, or sensitive to, cold
- fredolecaffected by, or sensitive to, cold
Finnish herkkä kylmälle
- herkkä kylmälleaffected by, or sensitive to, cold
French frileux
- frileuxaffected by, or sensitive to, cold
German kälteempfindlich
- kälteempfindlichaffected by, or sensitive to, cold
Italian freddoloso
- freddolosoaffected by, or sensitive to, cold
Scottish Gaelic dis
- disaffected by, or sensitive to, cold
Spanish friolero, friolento
- frioleroaffected by, or sensitive to, cold
- friolentoaffected by, or sensitive to, cold
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“cold-sensitive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold-sensitive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cold-sensitive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold-sensitive.
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