冷(ひ)ややか

ひややか
na-adjective
chilly; cold, indifferent
descriptiveemotion
1. chilly, cool, pleasantly cold
Physically cool or chilly to the touch or in temperature.
冷(ひ)ややかな風(かぜ)が吹(ふ)いた。
A chilly wind blew.
井戸(いど)から汲(く)んだ水(みず)は冷(ひ)ややかだった。
The water drawn from the well was cool.
秋(あき)の朝(あさ)の冷(ひ)ややかな空気(くうき)が気持(きも)ちよかった。
The crisp, cool air of the autumn morning felt pleasant.
2. cold, indifferent, frosty (in attitude)
Showing a cold, detached, or unsympathetic attitude toward someone or something.
冷(ひ)ややかな目(め)で見(み)られた。
I was looked at with cold eyes.
彼女(かのじょ)の態度(たいど)は終始(しゅうし)冷(ひ)ややかだった。
Her attitude was cold throughout.
周囲(しゅうい)の冷(ひ)ややかな反応(はんのう)にもかかわらず、彼(かれ)は提案(ていあん)を続(つづ)けた。
Despite the cold reception from those around him, he continued with his proposal.

A na-adjective that describes both physical coolness and emotional coldness.

Forms

  • 冷(ひ)ややかな + noun (modifier)
  • 冷(ひ)ややかに + verb (adverbial)
  • 冷(ひ)ややかだ (predicate)

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 冷(ひ)ややか: cool with a sense of detachment; often describes attitude or gaze
  • 冷(つめ)たい: straightforwardly cold (temperature or personality); more direct and common
  • 冷(ひ)やっこい: colloquial for physically cold to the touch

Related Words

Compare: 冷(つめ)たい (straightforwardly cold)
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Added 2026.2.18 7:45 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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