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chillth

/t͡ʃɪlθ/

chillth noun: chilliness, especially of the atmosphere; cold.

Noun

chillth (uncountable)

  1. (rare, literal or figurative) Chilliness, especially of the atmosphere; cold.
    • During the past season in London, I note that umbrage was taken by the English smartees at the “chilth” with which they were treated by the American women of title who have rigorously excluded them from their entertainments.1904, Broadway Weekly, volume 2, page 15
    • But there is cold and cold. The Salisbury Plains type is of the "and cold" variety! It steals in through the tent flaps with a "chilth” that damply clings.1917, Ralph W. Bell, Canada in War-paint, page 12

Examples of chillth in a sentence

  • […] and bring cheer and chillth to your parched guests.1939, Mademoiselle, volume 9, page 46:
  • This coat is lined with black nutria, to ward off the chillth.1960, The New Yorker - Volume 36, Part 4, page 148:

Forms of chillth

alternative formchilth

Origin of chillth

From chill + -th (abstract nominal suffix).

Words formed from chillth

  • chilthy

Questions about chillth

What does chillth mean?
Chillth means chilliness, especially of the atmosphere; cold.
How do you use chillth in a sentence?
[…] and bring cheer and chillth to your parched guests.
What part of speech is chillth?
Chillth is a noun.
How do you pronounce chillth?
Chillth is pronounced /t͡ʃɪlθ/.

Words near chillth in the dictionary

  1. chills it with
  2. chills out
  3. chills to the bone
  4. chillsome
  5. chillstep
  6. chillth
  7. chillu
  8. chillul Hashem
  9. chillum
  10. Chillumbrum
  11. chillumchee

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