冷ややか・冷やか|ひややかhiyayaka[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
冷ややか冷ややか is the more common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. It describes cold, chilly, or cool conditions, and can also describe a cold attitude or stare.
冷やか冷やか is a less common written form with the same meanings. It can describe cold, chilly, or cool conditions, as well as a cold attitude or stare, but beginners should choose 冷ややか.
Definitions
- na-adjectivecold; chilly; cool
- na-adjectivecold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; indifferent; distant; surly; curt
- na-adjectivecomposed; cool; calm
Conjugation
| Plain form | 冷ややか（ひややか） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 冷ややかです（ひややかです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 冷ややかではない（ひややかではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 冷ややかではありません（ひややかではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 冷ややかだった（ひややかだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 冷ややかではなかった（ひややかではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 冷ややかで（ひややかで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 冷ややかに（ひややかに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 冷ややかなら（ひややかなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym冷たいつめたいNeutralAn adjective covering low temperature and cold attitudes; the most widely used of these words. 「冷ややか」 suggests an icy, aloof manner.
- SynonymクールCasualColloquial loanword for calm and collected, or stylish and cool; it can also mean cold. 「冷ややか」 stresses icy aloofness.
- Related冷淡れいたんWrittenWritten/formal prose for indifference and lack of enthusiasm, as in 「冷淡な態度」; 「冷ややか」 suggests an icy look or tone.
- Related無愛想ぶあいそうNeutralBlunt and unresponsive, hard to warm up to, as in 「無愛想な店員」; 「冷ややか」 describes an icy gaze or attitude.
- Related無情むじょうWrittenWritten/formal prose for heartlessness, as in 「無情な雨」; 「冷ややか」 is about cold, distant aloofness.
- Related邪険じゃけんWrittenWritten/formal prose for treating someone harshly, as in 「邪険に扱う」; 「冷ややか」 is cold but not rough.
- Related不親切ふしんせつNeutralUnkind and unhelpful, as in 「不親切な説明」; 「冷ややか」 suggests cold, distant aloofness.
- Related他人行儀たにんぎょうぎNeutralA four-character word for being unduly formal with someone close, as in 「他人行儀な挨拶」; 「冷ややか」 is about coldness.
- RelatedよそよそしいNeutralAn adjective for a distant, stand-offish manner, as in 「よそよそしい態度」; 「冷ややか」 stresses the icy feel.
- RelatedけんもほろろCasualA colloquial idiom for flatly turning down a request; 「冷ややか」 describes the cold attitude itself.
- RelatedつれないCasualA colloquial adjective for cold, heartless behavior; 「つれない返事」 is a cold, curt reply. 「冷ややか」 adds icy aloofness.
- AntonymあつあつCasualColloquial for piping hot food or a couple madly in love; the opposite of 「冷ややか」 in warmth and closeness.
Use 「冷ややか」 for an icy, aloof coldness in attitude or gaze, as in 「冷ややかな視線」. For general coldness pick 「冷たい」 or 「冷淡」; for standing on formality with someone close, 「よそよそしい」. The opposite is 「熱々」.
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