NOUN
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the property of being moderately cold
the chilliness of early morning -
a lack of affection or enthusiasm
a distressing coldness of tone and manner
How To Use chilliness In A Sentence
- There's certainly some new wave chilliness warmed with the breath of Detroit soul, mixed with a bit of prog worship and '70s glam.
- Kunlun mountain tunnel of Qing Zang Railway lies in the plateau and chilliness area, its construction is a challenge to the builder.
- He apologized for the recent chilliness of the apartment, but told me that his electrician had retired.
- Hectic begins with chilliness, which is soon followed by flushings of the face, and by burning heat of the hands and the feet, especially of the palms and the soles. Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children
- Perhaps the most shocking aspect, however, was the innate chilliness of the piece. Hindemith's 'Cardillac' Pulls No Punches
- Madalene Bonvini-Hamel of the British Larder, meanwhile, advocates a rough puff, because "only the very best ingredients will do for this recipe" – implying and rightly so in my opinion that very few home cooks will have the patience or the chilliness of hand to do justice to a proper puff. How to cook perfect beef wellington
- Baker also writes of my "chilliness" to Google and its leaders, ignoring the numerous times I extoll their idealism, not to mention Page 2 of the preface, which reads, "I came away from two and a half years of reporting on Google believing that its leaders genuinely want to make the world a better place. NYT > Home Page
- Again, it is imperfect when the chilliness, flatness, the essential oils, the taste of earth and of cask, and above all, an excess of froe spirit, are manifestly noticed at the base of that organ. The Art of Living in Australia
- Infectious bronchitis generally begins with the symptoms of a common cold: runny nose, sore throat, fatigue, and chilliness.
- Like many bird walkers, our leader was an older woman who dressed for the morning chilliness in a green army jacket and pink knit bonnet.