cool
adjective
[ kuːl ]
• of or at a fairly low temperature.
• "it'll be a cool afternoon"
Similar:
chilly,
cold,
fresh,
crisp,
refreshing,
invigorating,
bracing,
brisk,
unheated,
draughty,
nippy,
parky,
chill,
• showing no friendliness towards a person or enthusiasm for an idea or project.
• "he gave a cool reception to the suggestion for a research centre"
Similar:
unenthusiastic,
lukewarm,
tepid,
indifferent,
apathetic,
half-hearted,
negative,
unfriendly,
distant,
remote,
aloof,
cold,
chilly,
frosty,
unwelcoming,
inhospitable,
unresponsive,
uninterested,
unconcerned,
offhand,
detached,
impersonal,
dispassionate,
undemonstrative,
uncommunicative,
unfeeling,
unemotional,
emotionless,
stand-offish,
off,
offish,
unenthused,
Olympian,
gelid,
• fashionably attractive or impressive.
• "youngsters are turning to smoking because they think it makes them appear cool"
Similar:
fashionable,
in fashion,
in vogue,
voguish,
(bang) up to date,
up to the minute,
modern,
all the rage,
modish,
trendsetting,
stylish,
chic,
sophisticated,
cosmopolitan,
elegant,
smart,
glamorous,
classy,
high-class,
high-toned,
attractive,
appealing,
impressive,
le dernier cri,
trendy,
funky,
with it,
hip,
in,
the in thing,
big,
happening,
now,
sharp,
swinging,
hot,
massive,
mod,
snazzy,
kicky,
kicking,
tony,
fly,
stylin',
spiffy,
sassy,
on fleek,
down,
groovy,
all the go,
• used to emphasize the size of an amount of money.
• "research for a new drug can cost a cool £50 million"
cool
noun
• a fairly low temperature.
• "the cool of the night air"
• calmness; composure.
• "he recovered his cool and then started laughing at us"
• the quality of being fashionably attractive or impressive.
• "all the cool of high fashion"
cool
verb
• become or make less hot.
• "we dived into the river to cool off"
Similar:
chill,
refrigerate,
make cold/colder,
get cold/colder,
cool down,
lose heat,
Origin:
Old English cōl (noun), cōlian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koel, also to cold.
