Antonyms for chiller
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : chil-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɪl ər |
Definition of chiller
Origin :- Old English ciele, cele "cold, coolness, chill, frost," from Proto-Germanic *kal- "to be cold," from PIE root *gel- "cold" (see cold). According to OED, the word seems to have been obsolete after c.1400 (displaced by cold) and the modern use is a back-formation since c.1600 from the verb.
- adj cold, raw
- adj unfriendly, aloof
- They were chill, I cast no doubt: and all the chiller for the hand that chilled them.
- Extract from : « In Convent Walls » by Emily Sarah Holt
- “There be chiller gear than snow, maid,” replied the mother bitterly.
- Extract from : « The White Rose of Langley » by Emily Sarah Holt
- He have took my little Zip along of his own chiller, and a' maneth to make a lady on her.
- Extract from : « Perlycross » by R. D. Blackmore
- Already the chiller mountain breezes following the heat spell were making visitors close their windows.
- Extract from : « Anthony Trent, Master Criminal » by Wyndham Martyn
- As she entered the darker tree-shadows beyond, she stopped suddenly, a chiller fear shaking her.
- Extract from : « Mountain » by Clement Wood
- Still he sleeps; he will not waken, Fastly closed is his eye; Paler is his cheek, and chiller Than the icy moon on high.
- Extract from : « The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White » by Henry Kirke White
Synonyms for chiller
- arctic
- biting
- bleak
- brisk
- chilly
- cool
- depressing
- discouraging
- dismal
- dispiriting
- distant
- emotionless
- formal
- freezing
- frigid
- frosty
- gelid
- glacial
- hateful
- hostile
- icy
- indifferent
- nippy
- reserved
- sharp
- solitary
- standoffish
- stony
- uncompanionable
- unemotional
- ungenial
- unhappy
- unresponsive
- unwelcoming
- wintry
- withdrawn
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