unwarmed

Thân thiện

The unwarmed rolls sat untouched on the breakfast table.

Definition

Adjective: - Not having been heated or warmed: Describes something that has not had its temperature increased, remaining at ambient or a cooler state. It emphasizes the absence of a warming process.

Usage and Examples

The adjective unwarmed is used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like 'was' or 'felt'). It directly describes the target noun.

• The unwarmed room felt damp and inhospitable.
• She served the unwarmed bread with the soup.
• The seat was left unwarmed by the morning sun.
• They ate their dinner quickly in the unwarmed kitchen.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: Can be used metaphorically to describe a lack of emotional warmth or hospitality.
  • His unwarmed greeting did nothing to make the guests feel welcome.

Variants and Related Words

• Unheated (adj): A direct synonym, meaning not provided with heat. (e.g., an swimming pool).
• Cold (adj): Of a low temperature; a more general and common term.
• Chilly (adj): Unpleasantly cold.
• Room-temperature (adj): At the ambient temperature of a room; often used for food or drinks that are specifically not chilled or heated.

Synonyms

• Unheated
• Cold
• Chilly
• Untempered (in specific contexts, e.g., untempered steel)

Antonyms

• Warmed
• Heated
• Hot
• Toasty
• Warm

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not having been heated or warmed
   • an unheated room
   • unwarmed rolls

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unheated