Cool

What “Cool” means

Adj

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.

Noun

1. A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.
2. A calm temperament.
3. The property of being cool, popular or in fashion.

Verb

1. To lose heat, to get colder.
2. To make cooler, less warm.
3. To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
4. To make less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
5. To kill, murder.

Noun

1. A measure of butter, usually around 40lb; a container holding such an amount of butter.

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gel-der. Proto-Indo-European *gól- Proto-Germanic *kalanąder. Proto-Germanic *kōluz Proto-West Germanic *kōl(ī) Old English cōl Middle English cool English cool 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”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian kool, koul, kuul, kölj, kööl (“cold”), Saterland Frisian köil (“cool”), West Frisian koel (“cool”), Cimbrian khuul (“chilly, cool”), Dutch koel (“cool”), German kühl (“cool”), Low German köhl (“cool”), Luxembourgish kill (“cool”), Vilamovian kił (“cool”); also Latin gelū, gelum, gelus (“frost; chill, cold”), Belarusian хо́лад (xólad, “cold”), Bulgarian хлад (hlad, “chill, coolness”), Czech chlad (“cold”), Macedonian лад

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gel-der. Proto-Indo-European *gól- Proto-Germanic *kalanąder. Proto-Germanic *kōluz Proto-West Germanic *kōl(ī) Proto-Germanic *-āną Proto-West Germanic *-ēn Proto-West Germanic *kōlēn Old English cōlian Middle English colen English cool From Middle English colen, from Old English cōlian (“to cool, grow cold, be cold”), from Proto-West Germanic *kōlēn (“to become cold”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to freeze”). Cognate with Dutch koelen (“to cool”), German kühlen (“to cool”), Swedish kyla (“to cool, refrigerate”). Also partially from Middle English kelen, from Old English cēlan (“to cool, be cold, become cold”), from Proto-West Germanic *kōlijan, from Proto-Germanic *kōlijaną (“to cool”), altered to resemble the adjective cool. See keel.

Alteration of cowl.

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Industries where “Cool” fits

We suggest this word for 1 business types and industries, including:

• HVAC Company