cool

== English == === Alternative forms === c00l, coo, k00l, kewl, kool, qewl, qool (slang) coole (obsolete) === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ko͞ol, IPA(key): /kuːl/ (US) IPA(key): /kul/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /kʉl/ (Local Dublin) IPA(key): /kʲɪul/, /kʲuːl/ (working-class) IPA(key): /kʲeul/ Rhymes: -uːl Homophone: call (fool–fall merger) === Etymology 1 === From Middle English cool, from Old English cōl (“cool, cold, tranquil, calm”), from Proto-West Germanic *kōl(ī), from Proto-Germanic *kōlaz, *kōluz (“cool”), from *kalaną (“to be cold, to freeze”), Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to be cold, to freeze”). ==== Adjective ==== cool (comparative cooler, superlative coolest) Of a mildly low temperature. Synonym: chilly Antonyms: lukewarm, tepid, warm Allowing or suggesting heat relief. Of a color, in the range of violet to green. Antonym: warm (of a person) Not showing emotion; calm and in control of oneself. Synonyms: distant, phlegmatic, standoffish, unemotional Antonym: passionate Unenthusiastic; lukewarm; skeptical. Synonyms: chilly, lukewarm, tepid Antonym: warm (obsolete) Calmly audacious. Applied facetiously to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount. (informal, of a person) Knowing what to do and how to behave; behaving with effortless and enviable style and panache; considered popular by others. Antonyms: awkward, uncool (informal, originally African-American Vernacular) Fashionable; trendy; hip. Synonyms: à la mode, fashionable, in fashion, modish, stylish, happening, hip, in, trendy Antonyms: démodé, old hat, out, out of fashion 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xii The fact that I was middle-aged, bald, married, and raising girls instead of chasing them didn't really bother me. Muscles are cool at any age. (informal) All right; acceptable; good. Synonyms: acceptable, all right, OK Antonyms: (UK) not cricket, not on, unacceptable (informal) Very interesting or exciting. Synonyms: awesome, neat (informal) Followed by with: able to tolerate. Synonyms: easy, fine, not bothered, not fussed Antonyms: bothered, upset (informal) Of a pair of people, Having good relations. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== cool (uncountable) A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness. A calm temperament. Synonyms: calmness, composure The property of being cool, popular or in fashion. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English colen, from Old English cōlian (“to cool, grow cold, be cold”), from Proto-West Germanic *kōlēn (“to become cold”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to freeze”). Cognate with Dutch koelen (“to cool”), German kühlen (“to cool”), Swedish kyla (“to cool, refrigerate”). Also partially from Middle English kelen, from Old English cēlan (“to cool, be cold, become cold”), from Proto-West Germanic *kōlijan, from Proto-Germanic *kōlijaną (“to cool”), altered to resemble the adjective cool. See keel. ==== Verb ==== cool (third-person singular simple present cools, present participle cooling, simple past and past participle cooled) (intransitive, literally) To lose heat, to get colder. Synonym: cool down Antonyms: warm, warm up, heat, heat up Hyponym: freeze (transitive, literally) To make cooler, less warm. Synonyms: chill, cool down, refrigerate; deheat (rare) Antonyms: warm, warm up, heat, heat up Hyponym: freeze (intransitive, figuratively) To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate. (transitive, figuratively) To make less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate. (transitive, slang, dated) To kill, murder. 1965, "Sex Jungle" (narrated in Perversion for Profit) Maybe he would die. That would mean I had murdered him. I smiled, trying the idea on for size. One of the things that always had cheesed me a little was that I had no kills to my credit. I'd been in plenty of rumbles, but somehow, I'd never cooled anyone. Well maybe now I had my first one. I couldn't feel very proud of skulling an old man, but at least I could say that I'd scored. That was a big kick. (intransitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To relax, hang out. Synonym: bool (slang) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === References === “cool v.2”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present. “cool v.3”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “cool”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “cool”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Colo, Colo., colo, colo-, loco == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English cool. Doublet of koel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kul/ Hyphenation: cool Rhymes: -ul Homophone: koel === Adjective === cool (comparative cooler, superlative coolst) cool, fashionable ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English cool. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kul/ Rhymes: -ul Homophones: coule, coules, coulent === Adjective === cool (invariable) cool (only its informal senses, mainly fashionable) === Interjection === cool cool! great! ==== Derived terms ==== cool, Raoul coolitude === Anagrams === looc == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from English cool. Doublet of kühl. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuːl/ === Adjective === cool (strong nominative masculine singular cooler, comparative cooler, superlative am coolsten) (colloquial) cool (in its informal senses) Synonyms: brilliant, genial, geil Die Musik war echt cool. ― The music was very cool. (colloquial) cool, calm, easy-going Synonyms: lässig, ruhig ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “cool”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[6] (in German) “cool” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “cool” in Duden online “cool” in OpenThesaurus.de == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English cool. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkul/ Rhymes: -ul Syllabification: cool === Adjective === cool (not comparable, no derived adverb) (slang) cool (in its informal senses) Synonyms: świetny, wspaniały, znakomity === Further reading === “cool”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[7] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “cool”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[8] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -u === Noun === cool m (plural cools) filter-avoidance spelling of cu (“anus, butthole”) Synonym: 🆒 == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English cool. === Adjective === cool m or f or n (indeclinable) cool ==== Declension ==== === Adverb === cool cool === Noun === cool n (uncountable) cool ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Alternative forms === cul === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English cool. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkul/ [ˈkul] Rhymes: -ul Syllabification: cool === Adjective === cool m or f (masculine and feminine plural cools or cool) cool (in its informal sense) ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === “cool”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “cool”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA Diccionario de anglicismos del español estadounidense === Anagrams === loco == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English cool. Attested since 1951. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuːl/ Rhymes: -uːl === Adjective === cool (comparative coolare, superlative coolast) (colloquial) cool (calm, collected) (colloquial) cool (appealing in a calm, controlled way) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== ball häftig tuff === References === “cool”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “cool”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Turkish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English cool === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkuːɫ/ Hyphenation: kul === Adjective === cool cool == Yola == === Etymology === From Middle English cole. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuːl/ === Noun === cool A very light wind. === References === Diarmaid Ó Muirithe (1990), “A Modern Glossary of the Dialect of Forth and Bargy”, in lrish University Review‎[9], volume 20, number 1, Edinburgh University Press, page 156