cool
//kuːl//
informalForms
- Comparative
- cooler
- Superlative
- coolest
- present (v1)
- cool
- past (v2)
- cooled
- past participle (v3)
- cooled
- present participle
- cooling
- 3rd person singular
- cools
Definitions
1.Of a mildly low temperature.
- I like cool weather the most 'cause it's not too hot to wear a jacket but I won't be too cold in my shorts.
- Many exoplanets have been found orbiting dwarf stars that are much cooler and smaller than our sun, such as the famed TRAPPIST-1 system and its seven planets, announced in 2017.
2.Allowing or suggesting heat relief.
- Linen has made cool and breathable clothing for millennia.
3.Of a color, in the range of violet to green.
- If you have a reddish complexion, you should mainly wear cool colors.
4.Not showing emotion; calm and in control of oneself.
- Be cool. There's no need to panic.
1.A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.
2.A calm temperament.
3.The property of being cool, popular or in fashion.
1.To lose heat, to get colder.
- I like to let my tea cool before drinking it so I don't burn my tongue.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1019
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Common
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From Middle English cool, from Old English cōl (“cool, cold, tranquil, calm”), from Proto-West Germanic *kōl(ī), from Proto-Germanic *kōluz (“cool”), from *kalaną (“to be cold, to freeze”), Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to be cold, to freeze”).
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