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Meaning in simple English

US /kuːl/

cool means: A little cold, often in a pleasant way.

adjective

SLIGHTLY COLDA1

A little cold, often in a pleasant way.

  • The water feels cool.
  • We enjoyed a cool evening outside.
  • Keep the drinks cool until lunch.

Similar words: chilly

Opposites: warm

Common phrases: cool water, cool breeze, keep something cool

GOODA2

Good, enjoyable, or acceptable.

  • That is a cool bike.
  • Your plan sounds cool.
  • Are you cool with leaving early?

How to use it: be cool with something (I am cool with that plan.)

Similar words: great, good, okay

Opposites: bad

Common phrases: cool idea, sounds cool, cool with something

SOCIALLY ADMIREDB1

Admired because you seem confident, stylish, or interesting.

  • Everyone thinks her brother is cool.
  • He wanted to look cool at school.
  • The coolest kids sat together.

Similar words: stylish, fashionable

Opposites: uncool

Common phrases: cool kid, cool person, cool crowd

CALMB1

Calm and able to control your feelings in a difficult situation.

  • Try to stay cool.
  • She kept a cool head during the emergency.
  • His cool reply surprised everyone.

Similar words: calm, composed

Opposites: agitated, emotional

Common phrases: stay cool, cool head, cool under pressure

RELIEVING HEATB2

Helping you feel less hot.

  • Choose cool clothing for the trip.
  • This cool cotton shirt feels comfortable in summer.
  • She wore a cool linen dress.

Common phrases: cool clothing, cool cotton, cool summer dress

noun

COOL AIRC1

Pleasantly low air temperature, especially after heat.

  • We rested in the cool of the garden.
  • They walked in the cool of evening.
  • The morning cool soon gave way to heat.

Similar words: coolness

Opposites: heat

Common phrases: cool of evening, cool of morning, in the cool

verb

MAKE COLDERA2

To make something less hot.

  • Ice will cool the drink.
  • The fan cooled the room.
  • Let us cool the soup before serving it.

How to use it: cool something down (Open the window to cool the room down.)

Similar words: chill

Opposites: heat, warm

Common phrases: cool something down, cool something off, cool the room

BECOME COLDERA2

To become less hot.

  • Wait for the tea to cool.
  • The cake cooled on the table.
  • The air cools quickly after sunset.

Similar words: chill

Opposites: heat up, warm

Common phrases: cool down, cool off, allow to cool, let something cool

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