Emily Dickinson Lexicon

cold, adj. [OE; Anglian cald.] (webplay: air, chill, cool, feeling, hasty, indicating, indifferent, look, lover, passes, spiritless, stone, touch, warm, water).

1. Lacking emotion; devoid of deep feeling; missing warmth, passion, or ardor.
2. Spiritless; lacking enthusiasm; not feeling well; having no energy.
3. Without warmth; low in temperature; with body heat lower than that of the living human body; [fig.] dead; lifeless.
4. Stark; bleak; dismal; somber; dispiriting; [fig.] empty; void; senseless; meaningless.