cool
/kuːl/adj
Early ChildhoodNot in standard dictionaries
1
Of a mildly low temperature.
2
Allowing or suggesting heat relief.
3
Of a color, in the range of violet to green.
4
Not showing emotion; calm and in control of oneself.
5
Unenthusiastic; lukewarm; skeptical.
6
Calmly audacious.
7
Applied facetiously to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount.
8
Knowing what to do and how to behave; behaving with effortless and enviable style and panache; considered popular by others.
9
Fashionable; trendy; hip.
10
All right; acceptable; good.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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