Eli5 is there no such thing as cold?

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My SO said the above statement and gave me an explanation “Cold is the absence of heat or energy”, it does make sense however in my head it is like saying (in very simplistic terms) “the countryside is the absence of a city” and that is just a ridiculous statement.

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Hot and cold is like fast and slow. It only has meaning in the context of a reference.

Compared to absolute zero, an ice cube could be described as warm.

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