冷(つめ)たさ

つめたさ

noun

coldness; cold feeling

emotion descriptive

1. coldness; cold temperature; chill

The physical sensation or quality of being cold to the touch.

氷(こおり)の冷(つめ)たさを感(かん)じた。

I felt the coldness of the ice.

水(みず)の冷(つめ)たさが気持(きも)ちいい。

The coldness of the water feels refreshing.

冬(ふゆ)の朝(あさ)、床(ゆか)の冷(つめ)たさで目(め)が覚(さ)めた。

I woke up from the coldness of the floor on a winter morning.

2. coldness; emotional coldness; indifference

An unfriendly, distant, or emotionally cold attitude or manner.

彼(かれ)の態度(たいど)の冷(つめ)たさに驚(おどろ)いた。

I was surprised by the coldness of his attitude.

別(わか)れた後(あと)の冷(つめ)たさが辛(つら)かった。

The coldness after the breakup was painful.

周(まわ)りの人(ひと)の冷(つめ)たさに耐(た)えられなくなった。

I could no longer bear the coldness of the people around me.

冷(つめ)たさ is the noun form of the i-adjective 冷(つめ)たい, formed by replacing い with さ. Like the adjective, it can describe both physical cold and emotional coldness.

Forms

This follows the standard ～さ pattern for converting i-adjectives into nouns: 暑(あつ)い → 暑(あつ)さ, 高(たか)い → 高(たか)さ, 冷(つめ)たい → 冷(つめ)たさ.

Common collocations

冷(つめ)たさを感(かん)じる: feel the coldness
冷(つめ)たさが残(のこ)る: the coldness remains
冷(つめ)たさに慣(な)れる: get used to the cold
態度(たいど)の冷(つめ)たさ: the coldness of one's attitude

Similar words

寒(さむ)さ: coldness (of weather/air) — used for ambient temperature; 冷(つめ)たさ is for touch or emotional coldness
冷(ひ)え: chill; cooling — the sensation of becoming cold, or coldness in the body

Related Words

Compare: 寒(さむ)さ (coldness)

Compare: 冷(ひ)え (chill)

Antonym: 暖(あたた)かさ (warmth)

Compare: 冷(ひ)ややかさ (coldness)

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Added 2026.4.25 21:39 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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