cool

Examples

• All

• The path opens up to beautiful pools of cool fresh water.

• At the mouth of the bay, the sharp cool of the ocean wind hit them;

  Fiction book (1994)

• Along about the cool of the morning, the farmer will get his cow back.

  His Kind of Woman (1951)

• Mushrooms love the cool, damp weather of spring and fall.

• There's just silence and a cool temperature.

• "Fox lifted her hands helplessly, feeling the cool of the evening rising out of the land like a vapor.

  Fiction book (1990)

• In the cool of the evening when everything is getting kinda groovy I call you up and ask you if you'd like to go with me and see a movie

  The Newlydeads (1988)

• The lake's water felt wonderfully cool on a hot summer day.

• She found relief in the cool shade of the large oak tree.

• They enjoyed a picnic by the river, where the air was cool and refreshing.

Synonyms

C

coolness

vscool

6 1.0

A light, pleasant cold in the air or shade

is a pleasantly low refreshing temperature rather than just moderate cold

Antonyms

H

hot

∞ 1.0

Having a high temperature and able to burn your skin

W

warm

∞ 1.0

Having a comfortable level of heat, often after recent use

Idioms

K

to keep one's cool

• Informal

30 3.4

Stay calm and control your feelings when things are hard

K

to keep a cool head

3 3.9

Stay calm and not get angry or excited in a difficult situation

C

to cool one's heels

• Archaic

3 7.9

To wait somewhere for a long time feeling impatient

T

too cool for school

• Slang

1 9.1

Being very confident and stylish in a way that seems unfriendly

A

as cool as a cucumber

• Informal

1 4.1

Calm and not nervous even in a difficult situation

B

before it was cool

• Informal

8.6

To do or like something before it becomes popular

C

cool story bro

• Offensive

9.9

A mocking reply that shows you think a story is boring or not important

L

to lose one's cool

• Informal

5.9

To suddenly become very angry and fail to control your feelings

Compounds

C

cool head

8 4.1

Staying calm and not getting upset in difficult or stressful situations

C

cool cat

• Archaic

4 8.4

A person who is stylish, confident, and relaxed

C

cool jazz

1 4.5

A relaxed style of jazz with slow beats and smooth, calm solos

C

cool demeanor

1 4.1

A calm, steady way of behaving when things are stressful

C

cool-white

• Specialized

1 4.9

White light or paint with a slight blue tint that looks cold

E

effortlessly cool

1 7.9

Appearing stylish and attractive without trying

I

ice cool

• Informal

1 6.2

Very calm and not nervous in a difficult situation

C

cool hunter

• Jargon

8.1

A person who finds new styles in fashion and culture likely to become popular

C

cool medium

• Formal

8.1

A medium that gives little detail so people must fill in parts, like television or cartoons

C

cool and stylish

• Slang

3.4

Looking fashionable and attractive in a way people admire

How Cold

coldness

5 1.0

chill

87 1.0

cool

65 1.0

warmth

90 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology