Eli5 is there no such thing as cold?

Question

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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Answer 1

It depends on the context. You are right that in concrete terms heat exists and cold doesn’t. But in relative terms humans, and other animals, experience feelings of hot and cold.