1.
coldness; cold temperature; chill
The physical sensation or quality of being cold to the touch.
氷の冷たさを感じた。
I felt the coldness of the ice.
水の冷たさが気持ちいい。
The coldness of the water feels refreshing.
冬の朝、床の冷たさで目が覚めた。
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.
彼の態度の冷たさに驚いた。
I was surprised by the coldness of his attitude.
別れた後の冷たさが辛かった。
The coldness after the breakup was painful.
周りの人の冷たさに耐えられなくなった。
I could no longer bear the coldness of the people around me.
冷たさ is the noun form of the i-adjective 冷たい, formed by replacing い with さ. Like the adjective, it can describe both physical cold and emotional coldness.
WORD FORMATION:
This follows the standard ～さ pattern for converting i-adjectives into nouns: 暑い → 暑さ, 高い → 高さ, 冷たい → 冷たさ.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 冷たさを感じる: feel the coldness
- 冷たさが残る: the coldness remains
- 冷たさに慣れる: get used to the cold
- 態度の冷たさ: the coldness of one's attitude
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 寒さ: coldness (of weather/air) — used for ambient temperature; 冷たさ is for touch or emotional coldness
- 冷え: chill; cooling — the sensation of becoming cold, or coldness in the body