cool
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
the cool of early morning
Types & categories
- low temperature hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
make cool or cooler
Chill the food
Types & categories
- change hypernym
- quench hyponym
- ice hyponym
- refrigerate hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
a cool autumn day
Related & opposite
- cold also see
- warm antonym
- temperature attribute
- chilliness derivation
- air-conditioned similar to
- air-cooled similar to
- caller similar to
- precooled similar to
- water-cooled similar to
Sense 4 noun
great coolness and composure under strain
keep your cool
Types & categories
- composure hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
loose heat
The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm
Types & categories
- change state hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 adjective
marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional
play it cool
Related & opposite
- nervelessness derivation
- composed similar to
Sense 7 verb
lose intensity
His enthusiasm cooled considerably
Types & categories
- change hypernym
Sense 8 adjective
(color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets
cool greens and blues and violets
Related & opposite
Sense 9 adjective
psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike
relations were cool and polite
Related & opposite
- unagitated also see
- unemotional also see
- unfriendly also see
- cold also see
- warm antonym
- emotionality attribute
- coldness derivation
- unresponsive similar to
Sense 10 adjective
(used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification
a cool million bucks
Related & opposite
- colloquialism domain usage
- unqualified similar to
Sense 11 adjective
fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept
he's a cool dude
Related & opposite
- coolness derivation
- colloquialism domain usage
- fashionable similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cool |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cool |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | low temperature |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | heat |
| 2 | causes | Related & opposite | cool |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cooler |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cooling system |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | iciness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cool |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cooler |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cooling |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | coolant |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | quench |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ice |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | refrigerate |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | cold |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | warm |
| 3 | attribute | Related & opposite | temperature |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | chilliness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | air-conditioned |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | air-cooled |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | caller |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | precooled |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | water-cooled |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | brace |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | assured |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | composure |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | hot up |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | iciness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | cool |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | cooling |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | coolant |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | change state |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | nervelessness |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | composed |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 8 | antonym | Related & opposite | warm |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | cold |
| 9 | also see | Related & opposite | unagitated |
| 9 | also see | Related & opposite | unemotional |
| 9 | also see | Related & opposite | unfriendly |
| 9 | also see | Related & opposite | cold |
| 9 | antonym | Related & opposite | warm |
| 9 | attribute | Related & opposite | emotionality |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | coldness |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | unresponsive |
| 10 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 10 | similar to | Related & opposite | unqualified |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | coolness |
| 11 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 11 | similar to | Related & opposite | fashionable |