cool

adjective
ko͞ol

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.”

Other meanings

Allowing or suggesting heat relief.
“Linen has made cool and breathable clothing for millennia.”
Of a color, in the range of violet to green.
“If you have a reddish complexion, you should mainly wear cool colors.”

Example sentences

“It's nice and cool here in the basement.”
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“Are there any cool caves around here?”
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“I was into them before they were cool.”
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Word history

From Old English "cōl" (cool, cold, tranquil, calm).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “cool” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.