coldness vs frost

coldness

noun
  • Limited enthusiasm or affection; coolness. 

  • The sensation resulting from exposure to low temperatures. 

  • The relative lack of heat. 

  • The reciprocal of absolute temperature. 

frost

noun
  • Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character. 

  • A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing. 

  • The cold weather that causes these ice crystals to form. 

  • A shade of white, like that of frost. 

  • A kind of light diffuser. 

verb
  • To cover with frost. 

  • To become covered with frost. 

  • To bleach individual strands of hair while leaving adjacent strands untouched. 

  • To anger or annoy. 

  • To sharpen (the points of a horse's shoe) to prevent it from slipping on ice. 

  • To coat (something, e.g. a cake) with icing to resemble frost. 

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