Colder
/ˈkoʊldər/
Definitions
Having a lower temperature; less warm.
/ˈkoʊldər/
Lower in temperature
The water is colder than I expected.
💡 Simply: Colder means having a lower temperature than something else. Like, ice is colder than room temperature water, and winter is colder than summer.
👶 For kids: Colder means not as warm as something else. Like ice is colder than your hand.
More Examples
It's getting colder outside.
How It's Used
"It's colder today than it was yesterday."
"The temperature will be colder tomorrow."
From Middle English *colde, from Old English *cald, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-, meaning 'cold'. The -er suffix indicates comparative adjective form.
The word 'colder' has been used in a similar manner throughout English history, primarily to describe temperature.
Memory tip
Think of ice being colder than water.
Word Origin
"cold"