Definition of 'chilly'
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chilly in British English
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Derived forms
chilliness (ˈchilliness) noun
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chilly in American English
adjectiveWord forms: ˈchillier or ˈchilliest
1.
moderately cold; uncomfortably cool
2.
chilling; making cold
3.
cool in manner; unfriendly
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Derived forms
chillily (ˈchillily)
adverb
chilliness (ˈchilliness)
noun
Word Frequency
chilly in American English
(ˈtʃɪli) (adjective chillier, chilliest)
adjective
2.
feeling cold; sensitive to cold
Her hands were chilly
3.
without warmth of feeling; cool
a chilly reply
4.
He told a chilly story of ghosts and murder
adverb
5. Also: chillily
in a chill manner
The wind blew chilly
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chilliness noun
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British English: chilly
/ˈtʃɪlɪ/ ADJECTIVE
Chilly means uncomfortably cold.
It was a chilly afternoon.
- American English: chilly /tˈʃɪli/
- Arabic: بَارِد
- Brazilian Portuguese: frio
- Chinese: 寒冷的
- Croatian: hladan
- Czech: studený
- Danish: kølig
- Dutch: koel
- European Spanish: frío
- Finnish: viileä
- French: froid
- German: kühl
- Greek: κρύος
- Italian: fresco
- Japanese: 寒い
- Korean: 쌀쌀한
- Norwegian: kjølig
- Polish: chłodny
- European Portuguese: frio
- Romanian: friguros
- Russian: холодный
- Latin American Spanish: frío
- Swedish: kylig
- Thai: หนาวเย็น
- Turkish: soğuk
- Ukrainian: холодний
- Vietnamese: lạnh lẽo
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