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Henry74 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Cold
Hi,
what do you call a person who is cold more frequently or easily than other people do, I mean physically cold?
He or she might wear a thick scarf even if it's not the dead of winter yet; and in general they have to cover themselves more than other people do. They might be heard complaining that "it's cold in here", when other people don't find it that cold.
Do you have a name for this?
I hope this is enough for a description. I can try to elaborate further if you want.
Thank you.
H.
what do you call a person who is cold more frequently or easily than other people do, I mean physically cold?
He or she might wear a thick scarf even if it's not the dead of winter yet; and in general they have to cover themselves more than other people do. They might be heard complaining that "it's cold in here", when other people don't find it that cold.
Do you have a name for this?
I hope this is enough for a description. I can try to elaborate further if you want.
Thank you.
H.
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Henry74 what do you call a person who is cold more frequently or easily than other people do, I mean physically cold? They are said to be 'cold intolerant'. org/wiki/Cold_sensitivity
- Henry74 what do you call a person who is cold more frequently or easily than other people do, I mean physically cold?
- They are said to be 'cold intolerant'.
- org/wiki/Cold_sensitivity
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Henry74what do you call a person who is cold more frequently or easily than other people do, I mean physically cold?They are said to be 'cold intolerant'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_sensitivity
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Except we never would say that in everyday conversation.
I've heard "thin-blooded" (which is not at all physiologically accurate).
I've heard "thin-blooded" (which is not at all physiologically accurate).
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Grammar Geek.....Except we never would say that in everyday conversation.But that's not an everyday question either.
You could say 'sensitive to cold', but everyone is sensitive to cold at some point.
So 'overly sensitive to cold' is possibly the best phrase to use.
But "cold intolerant" still has merit, as it's a well-recognized term.
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canadian45But that's not an everyday question either.I'm sorry, my bad.
Yes, I was looking for something on a more colloquial tone. There's an adjective for it in my language that we use in everyday conversation.
It sounds a little as if you said "I'm a cold one". I'm sure you don't say that, at least not in that meaning, but just to give you a sens
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Myabe the term cold-hypersensitivity applys here, e.g. cold-hypersensitive individuals.
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