cold-bloodedness (noun)

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• cold-bloodedness — cold blooded ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of animals, e.g. reptiles and fish) having a body whose temperature varies with that of the environment. 2) without emotion; callous. DERIVATIVES cold bloodedly adverb cold bloodedness noun …   English terms dictionary

• cold-bloodedness — noun see cold blooded …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cold-bloodedness — noun the state of being cold blooded …   Wiktionary

• cold-bloodedness — noun see cold blooded …   Useful english dictionary

• cold-blooded — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of animals, e.g. reptiles and fish) having a body whose temperature varies with that of the environment. 2) without emotion; callous. DERIVATIVES cold bloodedly adverb cold bloodedness noun …   English terms dictionary

• cold-bloodedly — cold blooded ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of animals, e.g. reptiles and fish) having a body whose temperature varies with that of the environment. 2) without emotion; callous. DERIVATIVES cold bloodedly adverb cold bloodedness noun …   English terms dictionary

• cold-blooded — adjective Date: 1595 1. a. done or acting without consideration, compunction, or clemency < cold blooded murder > b. matter of fact, emotionless < a cold blooded assessment > 2. having cold blood …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cold-blooded — /ˈkoʊld blʌdəd / (say kohld bluduhd) adjective 1. without feeling; unsympathetic; cruel: a cold blooded murder. 2. sensitive to cold. 3. → ectothermic. 4. (of a horse) having the temperament of a cold blood. –cold bloodedly, adverb –cold… …  

• cold-blooded — adjective 1 a cold blooded animal, such as a snake, has a body temperature that changes with the temperature of the air or ground around it compare warm blooded 2 cold blooded killer/murder/violence etc a person or their actions that show they… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• cold-blooded — adjective 1》 denoting animals whose body temperature varies with that of the environment (e.g. reptiles and fish); poikilothermic. 2》 without emotion; deliberately cruel. Derivatives cold bloodedly adverb cold bloodedness noun …   English new terms dictionary

• poikilothermy — noun cold bloodedness See Also: poikilotherm, poikilothermic …   Wiktionary