vēsums

From vēss (“cool”) +‎ -ums.

vēsums m (1st declension)

1. cool, coolness (the quality of that which is cool; moderately low temperature)

   nākts vēsums ― the coolness of the night

   no zemes plūst vēsums ― from the earth flows, radiates coolness

   drebēt vakara vēsumā ― to shiver in the evening cool

2. cool place

   masu patur vēsumā ― the dough was kept in the cool (= refrigerated)

3. cool, cold (feeling caused by moderately low air temperature)

   vēsuma sajūta ― a cool sensation, a sensation of coolness

4. reticent, relatively unresponsive behavior

   Imanta dedzība nekad nespēja atkausēt Ritas iekšējo vēsumu ― Imants' ardor could not thaw Rita's inner cool, coldness

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