Brisk vs. Cold

Briskadjective

Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action

Briskadjective

Full of spirit of life; effervescing

Briskadjective

(archaic) sparkling; fizzy

Briskadjective

Stimulating or invigorating.

Briskadjective

Abrupt, curt in one's manner or in relation to others.

Briskverb

To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate.

Briskadjective

Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick.

Briskadjective

Full of spirit of life; effervesc ng, as liquors; sparkling; as, brick cider.

Briskverb

To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate; to take, or cause to take, an erect or bold attitude; - usually with up.

Briskverb

become brisk;

Briskadjective

quick and energetic;

Briskadjective

imparting vitality and energy;

Briskadjective

very active;

Coldadjective

(of a thing) Having a low temperature.

Coldadjective

(of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.

Coldadjective

(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.

Coldadjective

Unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling.

Coldadjective

Dispassionate, not prejudiced or partisan, impartial.

Coldadjective

Completely unprepared; without introduction.

Coldadjective

Unconscious or deeply asleep; deprived of the metaphorical heat associated with life or consciousness.

Coldadjective

(usually with "have" or "know" transitively) Perfectly, exactly, completely; by heart.

Coldadjective

(usually with "have" transitively) Cornered, done for.

Coldadjective

(obsolete) Not pungent or acrid.

Coldadjective

(obsolete) Unexciting; dull; uninteresting.

Coldadjective

Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) only feebly; having lost its odour.

Coldadjective

(obsolete) Not sensitive; not acute.

Coldadjective

Distant; said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed. Compare warm and hot.

Coldadjective

(painting) Having a bluish effect; not warm in colour.

Coldadjective

(databases) Rarely used or accessed, and thus able to be relegated to slower storage.

Coldnoun

A condition of low temperature.

Coldnoun

(medicine) A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.

Coldadverb

While at low temperature.

Coldadverb

Without preparation.

Coldadverb

With finality.

Coldadverb

In a cold, frank, or realistically honest manner.

Coldadjective

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

Coldadjective

Lacking the sensation of warmth; suffering from the absence of heat; chilly; shivering; as, to be cold.

Coldadjective

Not pungent or acrid.

Coldadjective

Wanting in ardor, intensity, warmth, zeal, or passion; spiritless; unconcerned; reserved.

Coldadjective

Unwelcome; disagreeable; unsatisfactory.

Coldadjective

Wanting in power to excite; dull; uninteresting.

Coldadjective

Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) but feebly; having lost its odor; as, a cold scent.

Coldadjective

Not sensitive; not acute.

Coldadjective

Distant; - said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed.

Coldadjective

Having a bluish effect. Cf. Warm, 8.

Coldnoun

The relative absence of heat or warmth.

Coldnoun

The sensation produced by the escape of heat; chilliness or chillness.

Coldnoun

A morbid state of the animal system produced by exposure to cold or dampness; a catarrh.

Coldverb

To become cold.

Coldnoun

a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs);

Coldnoun

the absence of heat;

Coldnoun

the sensation produced by low temperatures;

Coldadjective

used of physical coldness; having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration;

Coldadjective

extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion;

Coldadjective

having lost freshness through passage of time;

Coldadjective

(color) giving no sensation of warmth;

Coldadjective

marked by errorless familiarity;

Coldadjective

no longer new; uninteresting;

Coldadjective

so intense as to be almost uncontrollable;

Coldadjective

sexually unresponsive;

Coldadjective

without compunction or human feeling;

Coldadjective

feeling or showing no enthusiasm;

Coldadjective

unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication;

Coldadjective

of a seeker; far from the object sought

Coldadjective

lacking the warmth of life;

Cold

Cold is the presence of low temperature, especially in the atmosphere. In common usage, cold is often a subjective perception.