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cool
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- pronunciation:
- kul
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
cooler, coolest |
| definition 1: |
When something is cool, it is just a little cold, or it is not hot anymore. When you are cool, you are not hot or very warm.
It was a hot day, and the lake water felt nice and cool.Mom says we have to wait till the cookies are cool before we can eat them.My grandma said she felt cool and went to get her sweater.- synonyms:
- chill, chilly
- antonyms:
- warm
- similar words:
- cold
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| definition 2: |
If you are cool in a difficult situation, it means that you are calm and in control.
If you hear the fire alarm at school, you need to stay cool and do what the teacher says.- synonyms:
- calm, controlled
- antonyms:
- nervous
- similar words:
- relaxed
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| definition 3: |
When someone is cool toward you, they are not friendly.
Ella is sad because one of her friends is acting in a cool way toward her these days.- synonyms:
- chill
- antonyms:
- enthusiastic, warm
- similar words:
- distant
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| definition 4: |
When we say that something is cool, we often mean that it's great and we like it, especially because it is new or it's different from other things in a good way.
We went shopping for school clothes, and I got a cool new pair of sneakers.This game is really cool. You have to try it!- synonyms:
- great, nice, terrific
- similar words:
- fantastic, neat, splendid, unbelievable
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| related words: |
crisp, fine, levelheaded, patient, reserved, stiff, wonderful |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
cools, cooling, cooled |
| definition 1: |
When something cools, it becomes less warm.
The soup was too hot to eat, so I waited till it got cool.- synonyms:
- chill
- antonyms:
- warm
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| definition 2: |
When you cool something, you make it less warm.
They cooled the room by opening all the windows.- synonyms:
- chill
- antonyms:
- warm
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| derivations: |
coolly (adv.), coolness (n.) |
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