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- [kool]
- /kul/
- /kuːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kool]
- /kul/
Definitions of cool word
- adjective cool Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low. 4
- adjective cool If it is cool, or if a place is cool, the temperature of the air is low but not very low. 3
- adjective cool Cool is also a noun. 3
- adjective cool Clothing that is cool is made of thin material so that you do not become too hot in hot weather. 3
- adjective cool Cool colours are light colours which give an impression of coolness. 3
- verb cool When something cools or when you cool it, it becomes lower in temperature. 3
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Origin of cool
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English cole, Old English cōl; cognate with Middle Low German kōl, Old High German kuoli (German kuhl). See cold, chill
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Parts of speech for Cool
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cool popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cool usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cool
verb cool
- refrigerate — to make or keep cold or cool, as for preservation.
- lessen — to become less.
- reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- freeze — to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
adjective cool
- cold — Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable.
- chilly — Something that is chilly is unpleasantly cold.
- nippy — chilly or cold: morning air that feels a bit nippy.
- fresh — newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.
- arctic — The Arctic is the area of the world around the North Pole. It is extremely cold and there is very little light in winter and very little darkness in summer.
noun cool
- composure — Composure is the appearance or feeling of calm and the ability to control your feelings.
- wellbeing — a good or satisfactory condition of existence; a state characterized by health, happiness, and prosperity; welfare: to influence the well-being of the nation and its people.
- indefatigability — incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring.
- serenity — the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil; sereneness.
- ataraxy — a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety; tranquillity.
Antonyms for cool
verb cool
- heat — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- warm — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
- go on — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- step up — effecting an increase.
adjective cool
- friendly — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
- unfashionable — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
- hot — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- responsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- agitated — If someone is agitated, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
noun cool
- incandescence — the emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature. Compare luminescence.
- confoundment — The state of being confounded.
- temperature — a measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance with reference to some standard value. The temperature of two systems is the same when the systems are in thermal equilibrium.
- impetuosity — the quality or condition of being impetuous.
- something else — sth different
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