chilly

English

Etymology

chill +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈtʃɪl.i/, X-SAMPA: /"tSIl.i/

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• Rhymes: -ɪli
• Homophones: Chile, chile, chili, chilli

Adjective

chilly (comparative chillier, superlative chilliest)

1. Cold enough to cause shivering; or suddenly feeling cold

   I'm getting rather chilly over here - could you shut the window please?

2. Unfriendly or distant and cool

   She gave me a chilly look when I suggested it

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:cold

Related terms

• chill
• chillily
• chilliness

Translations

cold

• Bulgarian: студен (bg) (studen), мразовит (bg) (mrazovit)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 寒冷 (cmn) (hánlěng)

• Czech: sychravý (cs)
• Finnish: kylmä (fi), kolea (fi), jäätävä (fi)
• French: froid (fr)
• German: kalt (de), kühl (de)

• Greek: κρύος (el) (krýos) m, ψυχρός (el) (psychrós) m
• Japanese: 肌寒い (ja) (はださむい, hadasamui, はだざむい, hadazamui), 寒い (ja) (さむい, samui)
• Latin: algeo (la) (i am chilly), frigeo (la) (i am chilly)
• Russian: прохладный (ru) (proxládnyj), холодный (ru) (xolódnyj), зябкий (ru) (zjábkij)
• Scottish Gaelic: fionnar (gd)
• Swedish: kylig (sv)

unfriendly

• Bulgarian: студен (bg) (studen), отблъскващ (bg) (otblǎskvašt)
• Finnish: jäätävä (fi)
• German: frostig (de)
• Greek: ψυχρός (el) (psychrós) m, παγερός (el) (pagerós) m
• Japanese: 冷たい (ja) (つめたい, tsumetai)

• Latin: hostilis (la)
• Russian: холодный (ru) (xolódnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: fionnar (gd)
• Swedish: kylig (sv)

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Translations to be checked

• Romanian: friguros (1)
• Spanish: frío (1)

References

• chilly in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• chilly in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913