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chilled

chilled

2 2.2
Being relaxed and calm or made cold
  • adjective
  • /tʃɪld/
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  • When I left Ruth's house, I was so chilled that my teeth began to chatter.
  • feel chilled
  • chilled tomato soup

I will be doing a really simple relaxed, chilled get with me.

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Examples

  • She's literally been so chilled and just so calm.

  • Yeah, here I am, ready for a very chilled, relaxing day.

  • And yeah, just having a chilled, lovely Sunday.

  • Your boy is here, chilled in the hotel room, about to head out.

  • My day-to-day life now is a lot more chilled for sure.

  • It feels like such a lovely like chilled, brisk morning.

  • Totally chilled, dude.

    Blog text (1)
  • The ocean was milky white and luminous, but she could feel it turn from warm to cold, and she became very chilled.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • He's pretty chilled out.

  • After a long week of work, I finally had a chilled afternoon at the park.

Synonyms

calm
vschilled
735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

leans more toward being easygoing and sometimes also meaning made cold
relaxed
vschilled
241 1.0

Calm and not worried

also includes a separate sense of being made cold in temperature
chilly
vschilled
100 1.0

A bit cold in a way that feels uncomfortable

is neutral about temperature, simply made cold without implying discomfort
ice cool
vschilled
  • Informal
1 6.2

Very calm and not nervous in a difficult situation

is more relaxed and may show more feeling under pressure
coolish
vschilled
1 3.6

A little cool in temperature or a little unfriendly in manner

is colder, meaning made fully cold rather than only slightly cold
shivery
vschilled
1 4.2

Feeling very cold and trembling slightly

can mean being cold or being relaxed, not always causing shaking
ice-calm
vschilled
  • Informal
7.9

Being very calm and not showing fear in a stressful situation

is less extreme and more generally easygoing than fiercely composed

Antonyms

49 4.1

Feeling nervous, upset, and not calm

1.0

Made warm by fire, electricity, or the sun

How Relaxed

relaxed
241 1.0
chilled
2 2.2
uneasy
98 3.2
tense
310 3.6

Surface Forms

chilled positive
chilleder comparative
chillest superlative

Morphology

chilled = chill (semi-transparent) = chill + ed

The word 'chilled' is derived from 'chill' with the suffix '-ed', indicating a state of being cold or relaxed, which may not be immediately obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Chilled comes from the simple word chill, which originally meant 'cold', so a 'chilled' drink is one made cold. A helpful image makes the second meaning easy to remember: someone who is calm is like their mood has been 'cooled', so chilled can mean both 'cold' and 'relaxed'.