cool
/kuːl/
noun/kuːl/
/kuːl/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.
“in the cool of the morning”
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Meaning 2 · noun
A calm temperament.
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Meaning 3 · noun
The property of being cool, popular or in fashion.
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Meaning 4 · adjective
Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.
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Meaning 5 · adjective
Allowing or suggesting heat relief.
“Linen has made cool and breathable clothing for millennia.”
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Meaning 6 · adjective
Of a color, in the range of violet to green.
“If you have a reddish complexion, you should mainly wear cool colors.”
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Meaning 7 · adjective
Of a person, not showing emotion; calm and in control of oneself.
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Meaning 8 · adjective
Unenthusiastic, lukewarm, skeptical.
“His proposals had a cool reception.”
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Meaning 9 · adjective
Calmly audacious.
“In control as always, he came up with a cool plan.”
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Meaning 10 · adjective
Applied facetiously to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount.
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Meaning 11 · adjective
Of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave; considered popular by others.
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Meaning 12 · adjective
In fashion, part of or fitting the in crowd; originally hipster slang.
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Meaning 13 · adjective
Of an action, all right; acceptable; that does not present a problem.
“Is it cool if I sleep here tonight?”
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Meaning 14 · adjective
Of a person, not upset by circumstances that might ordinarily be upsetting.
“I'm completely cool with my girlfriend leaving me.”
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Meaning 15 · adjective
Quietly impudent, defiant, or selfish; deliberately presuming: said of persons and acts.
How this word is used
- Everyday “in the cool of the morning”
- General “Linen has made cool and breathable clothing for millennia.”
- General “If you have a reddish complexion, you should mainly wear cool colors.”
- General “His proposals had a cool reception.”
- General “In control as always, he came up with a cool plan.”
- General “Is it cool if I sleep here tonight?”
- General “I'm completely cool with my girlfriend leaving me.”
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