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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Adj
Pronunciation: /kuːl/
Pronunciation (ENPR): ko͞ol

Definition 1:
• Of a mildly low temperature.
Example: I like cool weather the most 'cause it's not too hot to wear a jacket but I won't be too cold in my shorts.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: chilly
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: lukewarm, tepid, warm

Definition 2:
• Allowing or suggesting heat relief.
Example: Linen has made cool and breathable clothing for millennia.

Definition 3:
• Of a color, in the range of violet to green.
Example: If you have a reddish complexion, you should mainly wear cool colors.
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: warm

Definition 4:
• Not showing emotion; calm and in control of oneself.
Example: Be cool. There's no need to panic.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: distant, phlegmatic, standoffish, unemotional
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: passionate
Labels: of a person

Definition 5:
• Unenthusiastic; lukewarm; skeptical.
Example: His proposals had a cool reception.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: chilly, lukewarm, tepid
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: warm

Definition 6:
• Calmly audacious.
Labels: obsolete

Definition 7:
• Applied facetiously to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount.

Definition 8:
• Knowing what to do and how to behave; behaving with effortless and enviable style and panache; considered popular by others.
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: awkward, uncool
Labels: informal, of a person

Definition 9:
• Fashionable; trendy; hip.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: à la mode, fashionable, in fashion, modish, stylish, happening, hip, in, trendy
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: démodé, old hat, out, out of fashion
Labels: informal

Definition 10:
• All right; acceptable; good.
Example: Is it cool if I sleep here tonight?
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: acceptable, all right, OK
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: not cricket, not on, unacceptable
Labels: informal

Definition 11:
• Very interesting or exciting.
Example: I think astronomy is really cool.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: awesome, neat
Labels: informal

Definition 12:
• Followed by with: able to tolerate.
Example: I'm completely cool with my girlfriend leaving me.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: easy, fine, not bothered, not fussed
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: bothered, upset
Labels: informal

Definition 13:
• Of a pair of people, Having good relations.
Example: We're cool, right?
Labels: informal
Name

Definition 1:
• Initialism of CLIPS Object-Oriented Language.
Labels: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Definition 2:
• A surname.

Definition 3:
• A surname.
• Ellipsis of McCool; a surname from Irish, anglicized form of McCool.
Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Definition 4:
• A town in El Dorado County, California, United States; named for preacher Aaron Cool.

Definition 5:
• A town in Parker County, Texas, United States.
Noun
Pronunciation: /kuːl/
Pronunciation (ENPR): ko͞ol

Definition 1:
• A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.
Example: in the cool of the morning
Labels: uncountable

Definition 2:
• A measure of butter, usually around 40lb; a container holding such an amount of butter.
Labels: Ireland, archaic

Definition 3:
• A calm temperament.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: calmness, composure
Labels: uncountable

Definition 4:
• The property of being cool, popular or in fashion.
Labels: uncountable
Verb
Pronunciation: /kuːl/
Pronunciation (ENPR): ko͞ol

Definition 1:
• To lose heat, to get colder.
Example: I like to let my tea cool before drinking it so I don't burn my tongue.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: cool down
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: warm, warm up, heat, heat up
Labels: intransitive, literally

Definition 2:
• To make cooler, less warm.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: chill, cool down, refrigerate, deheat
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: warm, warm up, heat, heat up
Labels: literally, transitive

Definition 3:
• To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
Example: Relations cooled between the USA and the USSR after 1980.
Labels: figuratively, intransitive

Definition 4:
• To make less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
Labels: figuratively, transitive

Definition 5:
• To kill, murder.
Labels: dated, slang, transitive

Definition 6:
• To relax, hang out.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: bool
Labels: intransitive, slang

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cool