COOL | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of cool in English cooladjective uk /kuːl/ us /kuːl/

cool adjective (COLD)

Add to word list Add to word list B1 slightly cold: cool water cool weather B1 slightly cold in a pleasant way: It was a lovely cool evening. How do you manage to look so cool in this hot weather? having temperature lower than what is comfortable

• coldBrr, it's cold outside!
• bitterWrap up warmly - it's bitter outside!
• freezingIt's absolutely freezing in here!
• bitingA biting wind blew in her face as she opened the door.
• icyAn icy wind whistled across the plain.

See more results » used to describe a temperature that is slightly too cold: it is cool It's a bit cool in here, isn't it? I think I'll close the window.

• When the biscuits are cool, you coat them in/with melted chocolate.
• As she dived into the pool, the water felt deliciously cool on her skin.
• Plants keep cool during the summer by evaporating water from their leaves.
• It's cool and quiet everywhere except in the kitchen.
• In cool climates you have to grow tropical plants under glass.

Cool

• bracing
• cool (someone/something) down/off phrasal verb
• cooldown
• coolness
• crisp
• crispness
• fresh
• overcool
• pre-cool
• refresh
• refreshing
• refreshingly
• temperate

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Cold

cool adjective (CALM)

C1 calm and not worried or frightened; not influenced by strong feeling of any kind: He was very cool when we broke the window, and didn't shout or get mad.stay/keep cool If you have to deal with a difficult customer, try to stay/keep cool (= not become angry or excited).  be cool with something informal to be happy to accept a situation or suggestion: Yeah, we could leave later - I'm cool with that. See more Calm and relaxed

• (as) cool as a cucumber idiom
• at leisure idiom
• be at peace with the world idiom
• biddable
• calmly
• easy-going
• equilibrium
• fluidly
• free-flowing
• gaily
• peaceably
• peacefully
• peacefulness
• placable
• placid
• uninhibited
• unpressured
• unpressurized
• unruffled
• unshockable

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cool adjective (GOOD)

A2 informal fashionable in a way that people admire: Angie's got some cool new sunglasses.look cool I know it won't look very cool, but this hat will keep the sun out of your eyes. She hangs out with all the cool kids at school. fashionable

• fashionableShe's so fashionable.
• in fashionTighter trousers for men are back in fashion.
• inShort jackets are in this season.
• coolHe was wearing a pair of cool sunglasses.
• hipWe went to the hip new club in town.
• trendyHe likes trendy clothes and modern furniture.

See more results » informal excellent; very good: "So how was the concert?" "It was cool!" Our new car is really cool. You have such a cool bedroom. extremely pleasant, enjoyable, or likable

• excellentThe food was excellent, thank you.
• wonderfulHave a wonderful trip!
• terrificThat's such terrific news, congratulations!
• fabulousI love her dress, it's fabulous.
• greatThe film was great.

See more results » informal acceptable: Would it be cool if I borrowed the car tonight? I didn't like the way he spoke to her. Not cool. Modern & fashionable

• ahead of time phrase
• be (all) the rage idiom
• be having a moment idiom
• foppishly
• funky
• futuristic
• futuristically
• get with the programme idiom
• peacock
• shabby chic
• sleekly
• sleekness
• smartly
• the avant-garde
• ultra-slick
• ultra-sophisticated
• up to date
• up-to-the-minute idiom
• way out
• à la mode

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Informal words for good Suitable and acceptable

cool adjective (COLOUR)

Cool colours, such as blue or green, make you feel calm and relaxed: The bedroom was painted a lovely cool blue. The qualities of colour

• analogous
• brightly
• brightness
• colourful
• colourfully
• darkness
• fluorescent
• harsh
• muddy
• neutrally
• non-complementary
• non-fluorescent
• non-yellowing
• over-bright
• psychedelic
• vibrancy
• vibrantly
• violent
• vividly
• vividness

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cool adjective (UNFRIENDLY)

C2 unfriendly or not showing kindness or interest in something or someone: cool towards She was decidedly cool towards me.cool reception/welcome I got a rather cool reception/welcome this evening. What do you think I've done wrong? not liking or being pleasant towards others

• unfriendlyThe crowd was unfriendly and dangerous.
• coolShe was very cool towards his new wife.
• coldShe's a cold, heartless woman.
• icyHe gave me an icy stare.
• glacialHer reception of him was glacial.

See more results » Not being friendly

• abrasive
• abrasively
• abrasiveness
• abruptly
• abruptness
• aloof
• estrangement
• estrangement from someone
• flintily
• forbidding
• forbiddingly
• gruff
• offhandedness
• offish
• remote
• remoteness
• reserved
• saturnine
• wintry
• with friends like you, who needs enemies? idiom

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Lacking interest and enthusiasm

Idioms

(as) cool as a cucumber cool customer keep a cool head too cool for school coolexclamation   informal uk /kuːl/ us /kuːl/ A2 used for saying that you think something is good or acceptable, or that you have understood what you have been told: "Jamie's invited us to stay for a few days." "Cool!" "I'm going to leave now." "OK, cool." "First you put the soap in, then you turn on the machine." "Cool." Informal words for good

• A-OK
• amazeballs
• apple pie
• awesomesauce
• badass
• dank
• insane
• juicy
• knock
• knock spots off something idiom
• like a boss idiom
• lit
• out of sight idiom
• royally
• rule OK idiom
• safe
• shabby
• shit hot
• sight
• steal

See more results » coolnoun uk /kuːl/ us /kuːl/

cool noun (COLD)

 the cool [ S ] the pleasant, slightly cold temperature of a place: cool of He loved the cool of the early morning. She left the afternoon sun for the cool of the shade. The best time to water your plants is during the relative cool of morning. Cool

• bracing
• cool (someone/something) down/off phrasal verb
• cooldown
• coolness
• crisp
• crispness
• fresh
• overcool
• pre-cool
• refresh
• refreshing
• refreshingly
• temperate

cool noun (CALM)

C1 [ U ] informal a person's ability to stay calm and not become angry or excited: keep your cool It was amazing how she kept her cool when everyone else was panicking.lose your cool He really lost his cool when he heard about what happened. Synonyms calm calmness composure equanimity formal phlegm (CALMNESS) formal sangfroid formal Calm and relaxed

• (as) cool as a cucumber idiom
• at leisure idiom
• be at peace with the world idiom
• biddable
• calmly
• easy-going
• equilibrium
• fluidly
• free-flowing
• gaily
• peaceably
• peacefully
• peacefulness
• placable
• placid
• uninhibited
• unpressured
• unpressurized
• unruffled
• unshockable

See more results » coolverb uk /kuːl/ us /kuːl/

cool verb (BECOME COLD)

B2 [ I or T ] to become or cause something to become slightly colder: Leave the cake to cool for an hour before cutting it. He took off his shoes to cool his sweaty feet. to become or make something cold or colder

• coolWait until the mixture cools before adding the eggs.
• cool downLet the pan cool down a bit before you touch it.
• chillChill the wine in the fridge.
• freezeYou have to wait until the pond freezes before you can skate safely on it.

See more results » Cool

• bracing
• cool (someone/something) down/off phrasal verb
• cooldown
• coolness
• crisp
• crispness
• fresh
• overcool
• pre-cool
• refresh
• refreshing
• refreshingly
• temperate

cool verb (BECOME LESS)

[ I ] (also cool off) If a feeling cools or cools off, it starts to become less strong: They were completely in love in the beginning, but I think it's starting to cool off now. Their interest in the project seems to be cooling. [ I ] (also cool off) If the economy, a business, etc. cools or cools off, it grows less fast than before: The stock market has cooled off after hitting new highs last week. Becoming and making less strong

• abate
• abatement
• adulterant
• adulterate
• adulterated
• be fading away/fast idiom
• damp
• dilute
• dilution
• downtoner
• ease
• ebb
• emasculation
• enervate
• melt away phrasal verb
• subdue
• subside
• temper
• tone something down phrasal verb
• totter

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Slow and moving slowly

Idioms

cool it cool your jets

Phrasal verbs

cool (someone/something) down/off cool (someone) down/off (Definition of cool from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

cool | American Dictionary

cooladjective

cool adjective (COLD)

Add to word list Add to word list [ -er/-est only ] us /kul/ slightly cold; of a low temperature: a cool evening/breeze Cereals should be stored in a cool, dry place.

cool adjective (UNFRIENDLY)

[ -er/-est only ] us /kul/ unfriendly or not showing affection or interest in something or someone: "Well, that’s just too bad," Bill replied in a cool tone.

cool adjective (CALM)

[ -er/-est only ] us /kul/ calm and not anxious or frightened: What’s needed now is calm, cool thinking. He made a cool assessment of the situation.

cool adjective (GOOD)

[ -er/-est only ] infml us /kul/ excellent; very good: It’s way cool to see you again! [ -er/-est only ] infml us /kul/ Cool is also used to show agreement with or acceptance of what someone says: "He wants to come with us." "Cool."

cool adjective (COLORS)

art us/kul/ (of colors) not very bright or dark, and esp. containing green, blue, or gray

Idiom

cool it coolnoun [ U ] us /kul/

cool noun [U] (CALM)

infml the ability to stay calm and not get upset or angry: He’s gone swimming with sharks without losing his cool. coolverb [ I/T ] us /kul/

cool verb [I/T] (COLD)

to lose heat or cause someone or something to lose heat: [ I ] Remove the pie from the oven and let it cool for 30 minutes. [ I/T ] He jumped into the pool to cool (himself) off.

cool verb [I/T] (CALM)

to (cause to) become calm or weaker in feeling: [ I ] We need to allow time for tempers to cool. [ T ] I wish Casey would cool his enthusiasm for video games.

Phrasal verbs

cool (someone) down/off cool down (Definition of cool from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

cool | Business English

coolverb [ I or T ] uk /kuːl/ us (also cool off); (also cool down) Add to word list Add to word list if an economy, a market, etc. cools, or if something cools it, it grows less quickly than before: The Canadian economy, which has enjoyed robust growth, is expected to cool off in the second half of the year. Interest rate rises have done little to cool activity in the housing market. (Definition of cool from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of cool

cool Daily productivity is actually low due to low radiation levels and a cool growing season. From the Cambridge English Corpus The custard, having been made in the morning, was left unrefrigerated and uncovered to cool in the bowl for the rest of the day. From the Cambridge English Corpus The last particles merely cool gradually and never react. From the Cambridge English Corpus If the weather is cool, then mating, and subsequent oviposition, are delayed. From the Cambridge English Corpus The blood from her brain was drained and the brain cooled until all life signs were gone. From the Cambridge English Corpus The solvent, in this case an acid, was distilled off or evaporated, and the salts were obtained from the highly concentrated solution, usually by cooling. From the Cambridge English Corpus Open bars represent the cool dry season, shaded bars the hot-dry season and solid bars the rainy season. From the Cambridge English Corpus Dehydration of biological membranes by cooling : an investigation on the purple membrane. From the Cambridge English Corpus Once again, circulating cool night air will enhance this effect by pre-cooling the structure before the start of occupancy each day. From the Cambridge English Corpus Natural infestations are common and epizootics may occur, especially on the ground in cool conditions with high relative humidity and heavy shade. From the Cambridge English Corpus If the layer of cool air is thin, then the interaction of the aperture wakes with the hot mean flow may be important. From the Cambridge English Corpus For farmers in regions that are cooler than the optimum temperature, warming would cause net revenues to go up. From the Cambridge English Corpus The highest priority season for irrigation water was the dry season, followed by the rainy and cool seasons. From the Cambridge English Corpus Suppose the stanza turned out to appeal to the choice that modern subjects make to safeguard choice, to remain cool customers in the faith market. From the Cambridge English Corpus These constituents are formed rapidly from cooled droplets of magma that take on dynamic shape during transport. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of cool?

Translations of cool

in Chinese (Traditional) 冷的, 涼的，冷的, 涼爽的，涼快的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 冷的, 凉的，冷的, 凉爽的，凉快的… See more in Spanish fresco, sereno, guay… See more in Portuguese fresco, sossegado, calmo… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian किंचित थंड, आल्हाददायक अशी थोडी शी थंडी, शांत… See more （天候が）涼しい, （物が）冷たい, かっこいい… See more serin, soğuk, iyi… See more frais/fraîche, cool, branché/-ée… See more fresc, genial, tranquil… See more koel, kalm, te gek… See more சற்று குளிராக, சற்று குளுர்ச்சியான, இனிமையான வகையில்… See more ठंडा, शीतल, (सुखद तरीके से थोड़ा) ठंडा… See more ઠંડુ, ગુલાબી ઠંડી, ઠરેલ… See more kølig, kold, fattet… See more sval, kylig, lugn… See more dingin, tenang, bersikap dingin… See more kühl, cool, abkühlen… See more kjølig, bra, kul… See more ٹھنڈا, سرد, ہلکا ٹھنڈا… See more холоднуватий, прохолодний, спокійний… See more చల్లని, సి‌హెచ్‌ఎల్లని, ఆహ్లాదకరమైన కిధానంలో కొద్దిగా చల్లగా ఉండటం.… See more ঠান্ডা, শীতল, শান্ত… See more chladný, klidný, úžasný… See more sejuk, tenang, dingin… See more เย็น, สงบเยือกเย็น, เย็นชา… See more mát, bình tĩnh, lãnh đạm… See more chłodny, świetny, spokojny… See more 시원한, 멋진, 침착한… See more fresco, di moda, alla moda… See more Need a translator?

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  • Adjective 
    • cool (COLD)
    • cool (CALM)
    • be cool with something
    • cool (GOOD)
    • cool (COLOUR)
    • cool (UNFRIENDLY)
  Exclamation
  • Noun 
    • cool (COLD)
    • the cool
    • cool (CALM)
  • Verb 
    • cool (BECOME COLD)
    • cool (BECOME LESS)
• American   
  • Adjective 
    • cool (COLD)
    • cool (UNFRIENDLY)
    • cool (CALM)
    • cool (GOOD)
    • cool (COLORS)
  • Noun 
    • cool (CALM)
  • Verb 
    • cool (COLD)
    • cool (CALM)
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