chilliness
(ˈtʃɪlɪnɪs)
[f. chilly a. + -ness.]
Chilly state or condition.
| 1708 Brit. Apollo No. 63. 2/1 Chillyness, or sense of Cold. 1762 Achard in Phil. Trans. LIII. 102 The bird..from a chillyness in the air, did not revive to be able to fly. 1763 Mackenzie Phil. Trans. LIV. 74 The pestilential fever shews itself first by a chilliness and shiverings. 1817 J. Gilchrist Intellect. Patrimony 45 Cheerless chilliness of heart. |