Cool

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Table of contents

1 English

1.1 Other Spellings
1.2 Pronunciation
1.3 Adjective

1.3.1 Quotations
1.3.2 Antonyms
1.3.3 Translations

1.3.3.1 Translations to be checked

English

Other Spellings

coo (informal)
kewl (informal)
kool (informal)

Pronunciation

AHD: ko͞ol
IPA: /kuːl/
SAMPA: /ku:l/

Adjective

cool (comparative cooler, superlative coolest)

Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.
(colloquial) Of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave in any situation.
(colloquial) In fashion.
(colloquial) Of an action, all right, acceptable, that does not present a problem.

Quotations

The earliest use of the word in this way seems to be in Wilkie Collins' "The Moonstone" 1868: "She has been a guest of yours at this house," I answered. "May I venture to suggest — if nothing was said about me beforehand — that I might see her here?"

"Cool!" said Mr. Bruff. With that one word of comment on the reply that I had made to him, he took another turn up and down the room.

"In plain English," he said, "my house is to be turned into a trap to catch Rachel ...

Antonyms

(having a slightly low temperature): warm, lukewarm, tepid

Translations

having a slightly low temperature

Breton: fresk, sin
Catalan: fred, fresc m, freda, fresca f
Danish: kølig
Dutch: koel, fris
Esperanto: malvarmeta
Finnish: viileä
French: frais m, fraîche f,
German: kühl
Guarani: ro'ysã

Indonesian: sejuk
Interlingua: fresc
Italian: fresco m, fresca f
Marathi: थंड
Portuguese: fresco m, fresca f
Romanica: fresco m, fresca f
Spanish: fresco m, fresca f
Tupinambá: ro'ysang

colloquial: of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave in any situation

colloquial: in fashion

French: cool m and f

colloquial: all right, acceptable

French: cool
Japanese: すごい (sugoi) (2,3)

Spanish: chido, padre (2, 3; Mexican slang)

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate tables above. Note that the numbering could be unreliable.

Catalan: mestre m (2), guai (3)
Chinese: 凉的, 凉快的 (1); 酷 (ku) (1, 3)
Danish: cool (2, 3)
Dutch: cool (2, 3), hip (4), blits (4)
German: cool (2, 3), toll (3), geil (3)
Interlingua: disinvolte, experte (2); bon, excellente (3)
Japanese: 涼しい (すずしい, suzushii) (1)
Portuguese: in Brazil safo m, safa f (2); (in Brazil) bacana m & f, (in Brazil) legal m & f, (Lus.) fixe m & f (3)
Romanica: disinvolto m, disilvolta f, experto m, experta f (2); bono m, bona f, excellente (3)
Verlan: looc (2, 3)

WordNet Definitions

two

1. cool -- (the quality of being cool; "the cool of early morning").
2. aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid -- (great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool").

three

1. cool, chill, cool down -- (make cool or cooler; "Chill the food").
2. cool, chill, cool down -- (loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm").
3. cool, cool off, cool down -- (lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably").

six

1. cool (vs. warm) -- (neither warm or very cold; giving relief from heat; "a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze").
2. cool, coolheaded, nerveless -- (marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional; "play it cool"; "keep cool"; "stayed coolheaded in the crisis"; "the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament").
3. cool (vs. warm) -- ((color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets; "cool greens and blues and violets").
4. cool (vs. warm) -- (psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike; "relations were cool and polite"; "a cool reception"; "cool to the idea of higher taxes").
5. cool -- (used of a number or sum and meaning without exaggeration or qualification; "a cool million bucks").
6. cool -- (fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept; "he's a cool dude"; "that's cool"; "Mary's dress is really cool"; "it's not cool to arrive at a party too early").

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