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English

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Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

FromMiddle Englishcool, fromOld Englishcōl(“cool, cold, tranquil, calm”), fromProto-West Germanic*kōl(ī), fromProto-Germanic*kōlaz,*kōluz(“cool”), fromProto-Indo-European*gel-(“cold”).

Cognate withSaterland Frisianköil(“cool”),West Frisiankoel(“cool”),Dutchkoel(“cool”),Limburgishkool(“cool”),German Low Germanköhl(“cool”),Germankühl(“cool”). Related tocold.

Adjective

cool (comparativecooler,superlativecoolest)

cool colors
  2. Of a mildly low temperature.
    Synonym:chilly
    Antonyms:lukewarm,tepid,warm
    I likecool weather the most 'cause it's not too hot to wear a jacket but I won't be too cold in my shorts.
    • 1897 December (indicated as1898),Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, inThe Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.:The Macmillan Company; London:Macmillan & Co., Ltd.,→OCLC:
      The day wascool and snappy for August, and the Rise all green with a lavish nature. Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet:[…].
    • 2023 November 29, Ashley Strickland, “Astronomers discover nearby six-planet solar system with ‘pristine configuration’”, inCNN‎[1]:
      Many exoplanets have been found orbiting dwarf stars that are muchcooler and smaller than our sun, such as the famed TRAPPIST-1 system and its seven planets, announced in 2017.
  3. Allowing or suggesting heatrelief.
    Linen has madecool and breathable clothing for millennia.
  4. Of a color, in the range of violet to green.
    Antonym:warm
    If you have a reddish complexion, you should mainly wearcool colors.
  6. (of a person) Not showing emotion;calm and in control of oneself.
    Synonyms:distant,phlegmatic,standoffish,unemotional
    Antonym:passionate
    Becool. There's no need to panic.
  8. Unenthusiastic;lukewarm;skeptical.
    Synonyms:chilly,lukewarm,tepid
    Antonym:warm
    His proposals had acool reception.
  10. Calmlyaudacious.
  12. Applied facetiously to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount.
  14. (informal, of a person) Knowing what to do and how to behave; behaving witheffortless andenviable style andpanache; consideredpopular by others.
    Antonyms:awkward,uncool
    • 1836 March –1837 October,Charles Dickens, chapter 28, inThe Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London:Chapman and Hall, […], published1837,→OCLC,page284:
      […] while the coachman holding whip and reins in one hand, takes off his hat with the other, and resting it on his knees, pulls out his handkerchief, and wipes his forehead, partly because he has a habit of doing it, and partly because it's as well to shew the passengers howcool he is, and what an easy thing it is to drive four-in-hand, when you have had as much practice as he has.
    • 2017 December 27, “The Guardian view on Prince Harry: the monarchy’s best insurance policy”, inthe Guardian‎[2]:
      He managed to conduct interviews with the leastcool global figure – his father, Prince Charles – and the mostcool, Barack Obama, in a way that allowed them both to look as good as they could.
    • 2025 June 30, Christina Caron, “What Makes Someone Cool? A New Study Offers Clues.”, inThe New York Times‎[3], New York, N.Y.:The New York Times Company,→ISSN,→OCLC:
      Is there a secret sauce that helps explain why people as different as David Bowie, Samuel L. Jackson and Charli XCX all seem so self-assured and, well,cool? A new study suggests that there are six specific traits that these people tend to have in common:Cool people are largely perceived to be extroverted, hedonistic, powerful, adventurous, open and autonomous.
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  16. (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 arecool at any age.
  18. (informal)All right;acceptable;good.
    Synonyms:acceptable,all right,OK
    Antonyms:(UK)not cricket,not on,unacceptable
    Is itcool if I sleep here tonight?
    • 1962, “Monster Mash”,Bobby "Boris" Pickett, Lenny Capizzi (lyrics), performed by Bobby (Boris) Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers:
      Now everything'scool, Drac's a part of the band / And my Monster Mash is the hit of the land / For you, the living, this Mash was meant too / When you get to my door, tell them Boris sent you.
  19. (informal) Very interesting or exciting.
    Synonyms:awesome,neat
    I think astronomy is reallycool.
  20. (informal) Followed bywith, able to tolerate.
    Synonyms:easy,fine,notbothered,notfussed
    Antonyms:bothered,upset
    I'm completelycool with my girlfriend leaving me.
  21. (informal) Of a pair of people, Having good relations.
    We'recool, right?
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
having a slightly low temperature
allowing or suggesting heat relief
not showing emotion, calm
unenthusiastic, lukewarm, skeptical
calmly audacious
colloquial: of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave in any situation
colloquial: being considered as "popular" by others
colloquial: in fashion
colloquial: all right, acceptable
colloquial: not upset
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Noun

cool (uncountable)

  1. A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold;coolness.
    in thecool of the morning
  2. Acalmtemperament.
    Synonyms:calmness,composure
  3. The property of being cool, popular or in fashion.
Translations
moderate temperature
calm temperament

Etymology 2

FromMiddle Englishcolen, fromOld Englishcōlian(“to cool, grow cold, be cold”), fromProto-West Germanic*kōlēn(“to become cold”), fromProto-Indo-European*gel-(“to freeze”).

Cognate withDutchkoelen(“to cool”),Germankühlen(“to cool”),Swedishkyla(“to cool, refrigerate”). Also partially fromMiddle Englishkelen, fromOld Englishcēlan(“to cool, be cold, become cold”), fromProto-West Germanic*kōlijan, fromProto-Germanic*kōlijaną(“to cool”), altered to resemble the adjectivecool. Seekeel.

Verb

cool (third-person singular simple presentcools,present participlecooling,simple past and past participlecooled)

  1. (intransitive, literally) To lose heat, to getcolder.
    Synonym:cool down
    Antonyms:warm,warm up,heat,heat up
    Hyponym:freeze
    I like to let my teacool before drinking it so I don't burn my tongue.
  2. (transitive, literally) Tomake cooler, less warm.
    Synonyms:chill,cool down,refrigerate;deheat(rare)
    Antonyms:warm,warm up,heat,heat up
    Hyponym:freeze
  3. (intransitive, figuratively) To become less intense, e.g. lessamicable orpassionate.
    Relationscooled between the USA and the USSR after 1980.
  4. (transitive, figuratively) To make less intense, e.g. lessamicable orpassionate.
  5. (transitive, slang, dated) Tokill,murder.
    • 1965, "Sex Jungle" (narrated inPerversion 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 nevercooled 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.
    • 1967,Piri Thomas,Down These Mean Streets, New York, N.Y.:Alfred A. Knopf,page31:
      Big-mouth got up as fast as he could, and I was thinking how much heart he had. But I ran toward him like my life depended on it; I wanted tocool him.
  6. (intransitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) Torelax,hang out.
    Synonym:bool(slang)
    • 1986, “6 in the Mornin'”‎[4]performed byIce-T:
      Seen my homeboyscoolin' way way out / Told 'em bout my mornin' cold bugged' em out
    • 2000,Paul Beatty,Tuff: A Novel, New York, N.Y.:Anchor Books, published2001,→ISBN,page223:
      "What up, kid?" ¶ "Coolin'."
    • '1997,Courttia Newland,The Scholar: A West Side Story, London:Abacus,→ISBN,page207:
      Asbestos? Raa, dat's a dangerous t'ing boy, dat ain't good. You know what though, you guys should min' yourselves walkin' street star, dere's bere nutters about. I know you're in a crew but boy can't you jus'cool at someone's house?'
Derived terms
Translations
cool down—seecool down
to make colder (literally)
to become less intense, e.g. less amicable
to make less intense, e.g. less amicable

References

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed fromEnglishcool.Doublet ofkoel.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cool (comparativecooler,superlativecoolst)

  1. cool, fashionable

Declension

Declension ofcool
uninflectedcool
inflectedcoole
comparativecooler
positivecomparativesuperlative
predicative/adverbialcoolcoolerhetcoolst
hetcoolste
indefinitem./f. sing.coolecoolerecoolste
n. sing.coolcoolercoolste
pluralcoolecoolerecoolste
definitecoolecoolerecoolste
partitivecoolscoolers—

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Borrowed fromEnglishcool.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cool (invariable)

  1. cool (only its informal senses, mainly fashionable)
    Les jeunes boivent de l'alcool pour êtrecool.
    Young people drink alcohol to becool.

Interjection

cool

  1. cool!great!

Derived terms

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Borrowed fromEnglishcool.Doublet ofkühl.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cool (strong nominative masculine singularcooler,comparativecooler,superlativeamcoolsten)

  1. (colloquial)cool (in its informal senses)
    Synonyms:brilliant,genial,geil
    Die Musik war echtcool. ―The music was verycool.
    • 1982, “Der Kommissar”, inEinzelhaft, performed byFalco:
      Wir treffen Jill und Joe und dessen Bruder Hip / Und auch den Rest dercoolen Gang
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  2. (colloquial)cool,calm,easy-going
    Synonyms:lässig,ruhig
    Als Trainer muss mann ziemlichcool sein.
    As a trainer you have to be quiteeasy-going.

Declension

Positive forms ofcool
number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuter
predicativeeristcoolsieistcoolesistcoolsiesindcool
strong declension
(without article)		nominativecoolercoolecoolescoole
genitivecoolencoolercoolencooler
dativecoolemcoolercoolemcoolen
accusativecoolencoolecoolescoole
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativedercoolediecooledascoolediecoolen
genitivedescoolendercoolendescoolendercoolen
dativedemcoolendercoolendemcoolendencoolen
accusativedencoolendiecooledascoolediecoolen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeeincoolereinecooleeincooles(keine)coolen
genitiveeinescooleneinercooleneinescoolen(keiner)coolen
dativeeinemcooleneinercooleneinemcoolen(keinen)coolen
accusativeeinencooleneinecooleeincooles(keine)coolen
Comparative forms ofcool
number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuter
predicativeeristcoolersieistcooleresistcoolersiesindcooler
strong declension
(without article)		nominativecoolerercoolerecoolerescoolere
genitivecoolerencoolerercoolerencoolerer
dativecooleremcoolerercooleremcooleren
accusativecoolerencoolerecoolerescoolere
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativedercoolerediecooleredascoolerediecooleren
genitivedescoolerendercoolerendescoolerendercooleren
dativedemcoolerendercoolerendemcoolerendencooleren
accusativedencoolerendiecooleredascoolerediecooleren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeeincoolerereinecoolereeincooleres(keine)cooleren
genitiveeinescoolereneinercoolereneinescooleren(keiner)cooleren
dativeeinemcoolereneinercoolereneinemcooleren(keinen)cooleren
accusativeeinencoolereneinecoolereeincooleres(keine)cooleren
Superlative forms ofcool
number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuter
predicativeeristamcoolstensieistamcoolstenesistamcoolstensiesindamcoolsten
strong declension
(without article)		nominativecoolstercoolstecoolstescoolste
genitivecoolstencoolstercoolstencoolster
dativecoolstemcoolstercoolstemcoolsten
accusativecoolstencoolstecoolstescoolste
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativedercoolstediecoolstedascoolstediecoolsten
genitivedescoolstendercoolstendescoolstendercoolsten
dativedemcoolstendercoolstendemcoolstendencoolsten
accusativedencoolstendiecoolstedascoolstediecoolsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeeincoolstereinecoolsteeincoolstes(keine)coolsten
genitiveeinescoolsteneinercoolsteneinescoolsten(keiner)coolsten
dativeeinemcoolsteneinercoolsteneinemcoolsten(keinen)coolsten
accusativeeinencoolsteneinecoolsteeincoolstes(keine)coolsten

Further reading

  • “cool” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “cool” in Uni Leipzig:Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “cool” inDuden online
  • “cool” inOpenThesaurus.de

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing fromEnglishcool.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cool (notcomparable,no derived adverb)

  1. (slang)cool(in its informal senses)
    Synonyms:świetny,wspaniały,znakomity

Further reading

  • cool inWielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • cool in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Noun

cool m (pluralcools)

  1. filter-avoidance spelling ofcu(“anus, butthole”)
    Synonym:🆒

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing fromEnglishcool.

Adjective

cool m orf orn (indeclinable)

  1. cool

Declension

Declension ofcool (invariable)
singularplural
masculineneuterfemininemasculineneuterfeminine
nominative-
accusative		indefinitecoolcoolcoolcool
definite————
genitive-
dative		indefinitecoolcoolcoolcool
definite————

Adverb

cool

  1. cool

Noun

cool n (uncountable)

  1. cool

Declension

Declension ofcool
singular onlyindefinitedefinite
nominative-accusativecoolcoolul
genitive-dativecoolcoolului
vocativecoolule

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing fromEnglishcool.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkul/[ˈkul]
  • Rhymes:-ul
  • Syllabification:cool

Adjective

cool m orf (masculine and feminine pluralcoolsorcool)

  1. cool (in its informal sense)

Usage notes

  • According toRoyal 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

Anagrams

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed fromEnglishcool. Attested since 1951.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cool (comparativecoolare,superlativecoolast)

  1. (colloquial)cool(calm, collected)
    Träskmonstret röt åt honom, men han var heltcool.
    The swamp monster roared at him, but he was completelycool.
  2. (colloquial)cool(appealing in a calm, controlled way)
    encool snubbe medcoola solglasögon
    acool guy withcool sunglasses
    Han tyckte rymden varcool.
    He thought space wascool.

Declension

Inflection ofcool
Indefinitepositivecomparativesuperlative1
common singularcoolcoolarecoolast
neuter singularcooltcoolarecoolast
pluralcoolacoolarecoolast
masculine plural2coolecoolarecoolast
Definitepositivecomparativesuperlative
masculine singular3coolecoolarecoolaste
allcoolacoolarecoolaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

See also

References

Turkish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing fromEnglishcool

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːɫ/
  • Hyphenation:kul

Adjective

cool

  1. cool

Yola

Etymology

FromMiddle Englishcole.

Pronunciation

Noun

cool

  1. A very lightwind.

References

  • Diarmaid Ó Muirithe (1990), “A Modern Glossary of the Dialect of Forth and Bargy”, inlrish University Review‎[5], volume20, number 1, Edinburgh University Press, page156
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