cool
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English
Alternative spellings
Etymology
From Old English cōl, cōlian, from Proto-Germanic *koluz, from Proto-Indo-European base *gel- "cold, to freeze." The verb form kele (from Old English colian) was used by Shakespeare, but has been assimilated with the adjective into the modern word. Applied since 1728 to large sums of money to give emphasis to amount.
Pronunciation
Adjective
cool (comparative cooler, superlative coolest)
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- Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.
- Allowing or suggesting heat relief
- Of a person, not showing emotion, calm and in self-control.
- Unenthusiastic, lukewarm, skeptical.
- His proposals had a cool reception.
- calmly audacious
- In control as always, he came up with a cool plan
- (informal) Of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave; considered popular by others.
- (informal) In fashion, part of or fitting the in-crowd-- originally hipster slag.
- (informal) Of an action, all right; acceptable; that does not present a problem.
- (informal) Of a person, not upset by circumstances that might ordinarily be upsetting.
- I'm completely cool about my girlfriend leaving me.
Synonyms
- (having a slightly low temperature) chilly
- (not showing emotion) distant, phlegmatic, standoffish, unemotional
- (knowing what to do and how to behave)
- (in fashion)
- (standard) à la mode, fashionable, in fashion, modish, stylish
- (colloquial or slang) happening, hip, in, trendy
- (acceptable) acceptable, all right, OK
- (not upset) easy, fine, not bothered, not fussed
Antonyms
- (having a slightly low temperature) lukewarm, tepid, warm
- (not showing emotion) passionate
- (knowing what to do and how to behave) awkward, uncool
- (in fashion) démodé, old hat, out, out of fashion
- (acceptable) not cricket (UK), not on, unacceptable
- (not upset) bothered, upset
- (unenthusiastic) warm
Derived terms
Terms derived from cool (adjective)
Quotations
- ^ The earliest use of the word in this way seems to be in Wilkie Collins' "The Moonstone" 1868:
- "She has been a guest of yours at this house," I answered. "May I venture to suggest — if nothing was said about me beforehand — that I might see her here?"
- "Cool!" said Mr. Bruff. With that one word of comment on the reply that I had made to him, he took another turn up and down the room.
- "In plain English," he said, "my house is to be turned into a trap to catch Rachel ...
- In 1602, Shakespeare wrote that Queen Gertrude told Hamlet:
- "O gentle son, Upon the heat and flame of thy distemper, Sprinkle cool patience."
Translations
having a slightly low temperature
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allowing or suggesting heat relief
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not showing emotion, calm
colloquial: of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave in any situation
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colloquial: in fashion
colloquial: all right, acceptable
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colloquial: not upset
colloquial: being considered as "popular" by others
unenthusiastic, lukewarm, skeptical
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Verb
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to cool (third-person singular simple present cools, present participle cooling, simple past and past participle cooled)
- (literally) (intransitive) To lose heat, to get colder.
- I like to let my tea cool before drinking it so I don't burn by tongue.
- (transitive) To make cooler, less warm
- (figuratively) (intransitive) To become less intense, e.g. less amicable.
- Relations cooled between the USA and the USSR after 1980.
- (transitive) To make less intense, e.g. less amicable.
Derived terms
Terms derived from cool (verb)
Translations
to lose heat, to get colder
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to make colder (literally)
to become less intense, e.g. less amicable
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Germanic, from English cool, a cognate.
Pronunciation
- Homophones: koel
Adjective
cool, coole (comparative cooler, coolere; superlative coolst, coolste)
- cool, fashionable
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA: /kul/
Homophones
Adjective
cool m. and f.
- cool (only its informal senses, mainly fashionable) Template:stub
- Les jeunes sont cool.
- Young people are cool.
- Les jeunes boivent de l'alcool pour être cool.
- Young people drink alcohol to be cool.
- Les jeunes sont cool.
Interjection
cool!
- cool! great!
