Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chilly
1 sense of chilly
Sense 1
chili, chili pepper, chilli, chilly, chile -- (very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency)
=> hot pepper -- (any of various pungent capsicum fruits)
Antonyms of adj chilly
3 senses of chilly
Sense 1
chilly -- (not characterized by emotion; "a female form in marble--a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues"-C.W.Cunningham)
INDIRECT (VIA unemotional) -> emotional -- (of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional")
Sense 2
chilly, parky -- (appreciably or disagreeably cold)
INDIRECT (VIA cold) -> hot -- (used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead")
Sense 3
chilly -- (lacking warmth of feeling; "a chilly greeting")
INDIRECT (VIA unfriendly) -> friendly -- (characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess")
Similarity of adj chilly
3 senses of chilly
Sense 1
chilly -- (not characterized by emotion; "a female form in marble--a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues"-C.W.Cunningham)
=> unemotional (vs. emotional) -- (unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion)
Sense 2
chilly, parky -- (appreciably or disagreeably cold)
=> cold (vs. hot) -- (having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer")
Sense 3
chilly -- (lacking warmth of feeling; "a chilly greeting")
=> unfriendly (vs. friendly) -- (not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take")