English Dictionary

Definition of “cool

cool (kuːlPronunciation for cool

Definitions

adjective

  1. moderately cold  ⇒ a cool day 
  2. comfortably free of heat  ⇒ a cool room 
  3. producing a pleasant feeling of coldness  ⇒ a cool shirt 
  4. able to conceal emotion; calm  ⇒ a cool head 
  5. lacking in enthusiasm, affection, cordiality, etc  ⇒ a cool welcome 
  6. calmly audacious or impudent
  7. informal (esp of numbers, sums of money, etc) without exaggeration; actual  ⇒ a cool ten thousand 
  8. (of a colour) having violet, blue, or green predominating; cold
  9. (of jazz) characteristic of the late 1940s and early 1950s, economical and rhythmically relaxed
  10. informal sophisticated or elegant, esp in an unruffled way
  11. informal excellent; marvellous

adverb

  1. not standard in a cool manner; coolly

noun

  1. coolness  ⇒ the cool of the evening 
  2. slang calmness; composure (esp in the phrases keep calmness; composure (esp in the phrases or lose one's cool)
  3. slang unruffled elegance or sophistication

verb

  1. down or off to make or become cooler
  2. down or off to lessen the intensity of (anger or excitement) or (of anger or excitement) to become less intense; calm down
  3. See cool it
  4. See cool one's heels

See also

cool out

Alternative Forms

ˈcoolingly adverb ˈcoolingness noun ˈcoolish adjective ˈcoolly adverb ˈcoolness noun

Word Origin

Old English cōl;  related to Old Norse kōlna,  Old High German kuoli; see cold, chill

Translations

  • British English: cool Pronunciation for cool Something that is cool has a low temperature but is not cold.There was a cool breeze.kuːl ADJECTIVE There was a cool breeze.
  • Spanish: fresco Pronunciation for fresco adj fresca
  • French: frais Pronunciation for frais adj fraîche
  • German: kühl Pronunciation for kühl adj
  • Chinese: 凉爽的Pronunciation for 凉爽的 adj
  • Arabic: بارِدPronunciation for بارِد adj
  • Portuguese: frescoPronunciation for fresco adj fresca
  • Russian: прохладныйPronunciation for прохладный adj прохладная
  • Croatian: hladanPronunciation for hladan adj hladna
  • Czech: chladnýPronunciation for chladný adj
  • Danish: koldPronunciation for kold adj
  • Dutch: koudPronunciation for koud adj
  • Finnish: viileäPronunciation for viileä adj
  • Greek: δροσερόςPronunciation for δροσερός adj δροσερή
  • Italian: frescoPronunciation for fresco adj fresca
  • Japanese: 涼しいPronunciation for 涼しい adj
  • Korean: 서늘한Pronunciation for 서늘한 adj
  • Norwegian: avkjøltPronunciation for avkjølt adj
  • Polish: chłodnyPronunciation for chłodny adj chłodna
  • Brazilian Portuguese: frescoPronunciation for fresco adj fresca
  • European Spanish: fresco Pronunciation for fresco adj fresca
  • Swedish: kyligPronunciation for kylig adj kyligt
  • Thai: เย็นPronunciation for เย็น adj
  • Turkish: serinPronunciation for serin adj
  • Vietnamese: mát mẻPronunciation for mát mẻ adj

  • British English: cool Pronunciation for cool If you say that someone is cool, you mean that they are fashionable and attractive.He was trying to be really cool and trendy.kuːl ADJECTIVE He was trying to be really cool and trendy.
  • Spanish: elegante Pronunciation for elegante adj
  • French: coolPronunciation for cool adj
  • German: cool Pronunciation for cool adj
  • Chinese: 时尚的Pronunciation for 时尚的 adj
  • Arabic: أَنِيقPronunciation for أَنِيق adj
  • Portuguese: fixePronunciation for fixe adj
  • Russian: стильныйPronunciation for стильный adj стильная
  • Croatian: strašanPronunciation for strašan adj strašna
  • Czech: trendovýPronunciation for trendový adj
  • Danish: sejPronunciation for sej adj
  • Dutch: coolPronunciation for cool adj
  • Finnish: siistiPronunciation for siisti adj
  • Greek: στυλάτοςPronunciation for στυλάτος adj στυλάτη
  • Italian: fantasticoPronunciation for fantastico adj fantastica
  • Japanese: かっこいいPronunciation for かっこいい no_posp
  • Korean: 멋진Pronunciation for 멋진 adj
  • Norwegian: kulPronunciation for kul adj
  • Polish: fajnyPronunciation for fajny adj fajna
  • Brazilian Portuguese: bacanaPronunciation for bacana adj
  • European Spanish: chulo Pronunciation for chulo adj chula
  • Swedish: coolPronunciation for cool adj coolt
  • Thai: ทันสมัยPronunciation for ทันสมัย adj
  • Turkish: havalıPronunciation for havalı adj
  • Vietnamese: sành điệuPronunciation for sành điệu adj

Usage examples

  • Voss put his hand into the cold, wet towel sling he had hanging from the bolt of the window, testing the cool of the wine bottle.
    Robert Wilson, THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
  • There was no need to install air-conditioning: the 20in stone walls keep the interior cool in the hottest of summers, the agents say.
    Country Life (2005)
  • Another tactic is to reach into the past for a deliberately uncool name just to be cool.
    Globe and Mail (2003)
  • The little crim was trying to nick the cool trainers from the skeleton's bony feet.
    Glasgow Herald (2001)
  • A cool breeze blew in from the Atlantic, fetching the smell of airborne waves.
    Alexander Games (compiler), THE ESSENTIAL SPIKE MILLIGAN (2002)

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