Meaning

4 senses
  1. (uncountable)A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.

    in the cool of the morning

    прохла́даproxláda

  2. (uncountable)A calm temperament.

    хладнокро́виеxladnokróvije

  3. (uncountable)The property of being cool, popular or in fashion.

  4. (Ireland, archaic)A measure of butter, usually around 40lb; a container holding such an amount of butter.

More definitions
  • the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
  • great coolness and composure under strain

Examples

1215 sentences
  1. The drinks looked cool and delicious.

    Напої виглядали прохолодними і смачними. — ChickenKiev

  2. It's cool this morning, isn't it?

    Прохолодно сьогодні рано, еге? — aandrusiak

    ruСегодня утром прохладно, не так ли? — nami

  3. The water is nice and cool.

    Вода приємна і прохолодна. — uaspeaker

    ruВода приятная и прохладная. — Hellerick

    deDas Wasser ist angenehm kühl. — Manfredo

  4. Tom is a pretty cool guy.

    Том — доволі непоганий хлопець. — deniko

  5. I thought that was pretty cool.

    Я думав, було досить прикольно. — Anjy

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
moderate temperature:
calm temperament:

Origin

From Middle English cool, from Old English cōl (“cool, cold, tranquil, calm”), from Proto-

From Middle English cool, from Old English cōl (“cool, cold, tranquil, calm”), from Proto-West Germanic *kōl(ī), from Proto-Germanic *kōluz (“cool”), from *kalaną (“to be cold, to freeze”), Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to be cold, to freeze”).

Alteration of cowl.

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Forms

plural: cools

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Collocations

12 patterns
  • pretty cool
  • really cool
  • was pretty cool
  • was really cool
  • kind of cool
  • a pretty cool
  • pretty cool guy
  • was so cool
  • keep my cool
  • as cool as
  • nice and cool
  • cool guy

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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