cool: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with C · ends with L
Meaning of cool
adj
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.
Allowing or suggesting heat relief.
Example: Linen has made cool and breathable clothing for millennia.
Of a color, in the range of violet to green.
Example: If you have a reddish complexion, you should mainly wear cool colors.
Not showing emotion; calm and in control of oneself.
Example: Be cool. There's no need to panic.
Listed forms: cooler, coolest, kewl, kool, qewl, qool, coo, coole.
Source: Wiktionary — cool.
noun
- uncountable
A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.
Example: in the cool of the morning
- uncountable
A calm temperament.
- uncountable
The property of being cool, popular or in fashion.
Listed forms: kewl, kool, qewl, qool, coo, coole.
Source: Wiktionary — cool.
verb
- intransitive, literally
To lose heat, to get colder.
Example: I like to let my tea cool before drinking it so I don't burn my tongue.
- literally, transitive
To make cooler, less warm.
- figuratively, intransitive
To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
Example: Relations cooled between the USA and the USSR after 1980.
- figuratively, transitive
To make less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
Listed forms: cools, cooling, cooled, kewl, kool, qewl, qool.
Source: Wiktionary — cool.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for cool.
adjective
marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional
- coolheaded
- nerveless
adjective
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
noun
great coolness and composure under strain
- aplomb
- assuredness
- poise
- sang-froid
verb
make cool or cooler
- chill
- cool down
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is cool in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of cool
C(3) + O(1) + O(1) + L(1) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of cool
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from cool
6 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in cool. Showing up to 24, longest first.