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 en·nui 
(ahn-wee)n.
Listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom: "The servants relieved their ennui with gambling and gossip about their masters" (John Barth).
 
 cold (kold)
 adj. (cold·er, cold·est) 
Having a low temperature. 
Having a temperature lower than normal body temperature. 
Feeling no warmth; uncomfortably chilled. 
Marked by deficient heat: a cold room. 
Being at a temperature that is less than what is required: cold oatmeal. 
Chilled by refrigeration or ice: cold beer. 
Lacking emotion; objective: cold logic. 
Having no appeal to the senses or feelings: a cold decor. 
Not affectionate or friendly; aloof: a cold person; a cold nod. 
Exhibiting or feeling no enthusiasm: a cold audience; a cold response to the new play; a concert that left me cold. 
Devoid of sexual desire; frigid. 
Designating a tone or color, such as pale gray, that suggests little warmth. 
Having lost all freshness or vividness through passage of time: dogs attempting to catch a cold scent. 
Marked by or sustaining a loss of body heat: cold hands and feet. 
Appearing to be dead; unconscious. 
Dead: was cold in his grave. 
Marked by unqualified certainty or sure familiarity. 
So intense as to be almost uncontrollable: cold fury. 
Characterized by repeated failure, especially in a sport or competitive activity: The team fell into a slump of cold shooting.
 adv.
To an unqualified degree; totally: was cold sober. 
With complete finality: We turned him down cold. 
Without advance preparation or introduction: took the exam cold and passed; walked in cold and got the new job.
 n.
Relative lack of warmth. 
The sensation resulting from lack of warmth; chill. 
A condition of low air temperature; cold weather: went out into the cold and got a chill. 
A viral infection characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the upper respiratory passages and usually accompanied by malaise, fever, chills, coughing, and sneezing. Also called common cold, coryza.
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