stone-cold

stoʊn koʊld

Definition

Definition of stone-cold - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

certaintyabsolute, unquestionable

Her alibi was stone-cold, leaving no doubt about her innocence..

absolute

unquestionable

emotionshowing no feelings or compassion

He gave her a stone-cold stare.

unemotional

unfeeling

temperature

Rare

completely lacking warmth or heat

Rare

The soup was left out and became stone-cold.

chilly

frigid

icy

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Expressions with stone-cold

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stone-cold sober

adj.

completely free from alcohol or drugs

After the party, he was stone-cold sober and drove everyone home safely.

stone-cold fox

very sexually attractive person

Everyone at the party thought she was a stone-cold fox.

Origin of stone-cold

Old English, stan (stone) + cald (cold)

Examples of stone-cold in a sentence

The evidence was stone-cold, proving the theory beyond doubt.
Her stone-cold demeanor was unsettling.
The judge remained stone-cold during the trial.
The coffee was stone-cold by the time I drank it.
He shivered as he touched the stone-cold metal.

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French:indiscutable, froid, ...
German:unbestreitbar, eiskalt, ...
Italian:indiscutibile, gelido, ...
Spanish:incuestionable, impasible, ...
Portuguese:indiscutível, frio, ...
Chinese:铁证如山的, 冷漠的, ...
Japanese:確実な, 冷酷な, ...
Arabic:مطلق, بارِد, ...
Hebrew:מֻחְלָט, קַר, ...
Russian:неопровержимый, холодный, ...
Ukrainian:абсолютний, холодний, ...
Hindi:पक्का, भावशून्य, ...
Bengali:নিঃসন্দেহ, নিরাবেগ, ...
Catalan:indiscutible, fred, ...
Czech:naprostý, bezcitný, ...
Danish:ubestridelig, iskold, ...
Dutch:onbetwistbaar, gevoelloos, ...
Greek:αναμφισβήτητος, ψυχρός, ...
Hungarian:kétségtelen, hideg, ...
Khmer:ច្បាស់លាស់ដាច់ខាត, គ្មានមេត្តា, ...
Korean:확실한, 냉혹한, ...
Persian:بی‌چون‌وچرا, بی‌احساس, ...
Polish:niepodważalny, lodowaty, ...
Portuguese (BR):indiscutível, frio, ...
Romanian:indiscutabil, neîndurător, ...
Swedish:absolut, iskall, ...
Thai:แน่นอน, เย็นชา, ...
Turkish:kesin, duygusuz, ...
Vietnamese:không thể chối cãi, lạnh lùng, ...

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