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Cool

Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting coolness.

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Similar meaning 12

Caller 84% connected

One who calls.

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Caller 84% connected

One who calls.

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Cold 84% connected

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

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Cold 84% connected

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

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Composed 84% connected

of Compose

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Composed 84% connected

of Compose

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Fashionable 84% connected

Conforming to the fashion or established mode; according with the prevailing form or style; as, a fashionable dress.

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Fashionable 84% connected

Conforming to the fashion or established mode; according with the prevailing form or style; as, a fashionable dress.

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Satisfactory 84% connected

Giving or producing satisfaction; yielding content; especially, relieving the mind from doubt or uncertainty, and enabling it to rest with confidence…

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Satisfactory 84% connected

Giving or producing satisfaction; yielding content; especially, relieving the mind from doubt or uncertainty, and enabling it to rest with confidence…

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Stylish 84% connected

Having style or artistic quality; given to, or fond of, the display of style; highly fashionable; modish; as, a stylish dress, house, manner.

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Stylish 84% connected

Having style or artistic quality; given to, or fond of, the display of style; highly fashionable; modish; as, a stylish dress, house, manner.

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Broader term 11

Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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Calm 76% connected

Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation or absence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of winds or waves; tranquility;…

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Calmness 76% connected

The state of quality of being calm; quietness; tranquillity; self-repose.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Cold 76% connected

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

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Coldness 76% connected

The state or quality of being cold.

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Composure 76% connected

The act of composing, or that which is composed; a composition.

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Equanimity 76% connected

Evenness of mind; that calm temper or firmness of mind which is not easily elated or depressed; patience; calmness; composure; as, to bear misfortune…

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Frigidness 76% connected

The state of being frigid; want of heat, vigor, or affection; coldness; dullness.

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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Turn 76% connected

To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wh…

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Manner of action 3

Ice 76% connected

Water or other fluid frozen or reduced to the solid state by cold; frozen water. It is a white or transparent colorless substance, crystalline, britt…

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Quench 76% connected

To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to que…

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Refrigerate 76% connected

To cause to become cool; to make or keep cold or cool.

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Derivationally related 6

Chill 74% connected

A moderate but disagreeable degree of cold; a disagreeable sensation of coolness, accompanied with shivering.

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Chill 74% connected

A moderate but disagreeable degree of cold; a disagreeable sensation of coolness, accompanied with shivering.

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Coolness 74% connected

The state of being cool; a moderate degree of cold; a moderate degree, or a want, of passion; want of ardor, zeal, or affection; calmness.

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Coolness 74% connected

The state of being cool; a moderate degree of cold; a moderate degree, or a want, of passion; want of ardor, zeal, or affection; calmness.

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Causes 1

Chill 72% connected

A moderate but disagreeable degree of cold; a disagreeable sensation of coolness, accompanied with shivering.

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See also 4

Cold 66% connected

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

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Cold 66% connected

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

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Unfriendly 66% connected

Not friendly; not kind or benevolent; hostile; as, an unfriendly neighbor.

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Unfriendly 66% connected

Not friendly; not kind or benevolent; hostile; as, an unfriendly neighbor.

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Attribute 4

Emotionalism 66% connected

The cultivation of an emotional state of mind; tendency to regard things in an emotional manner.

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Emotionalism 66% connected

The cultivation of an emotional state of mind; tendency to regard things in an emotional manner.

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Temperature 66% connected

Constitution; state; degree of any quality.

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Temperature 66% connected

Constitution; state; degree of any quality.

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Synonym 9

Aplomb 92% connected

Assurance of manner or of action; self-possession.

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Assuredness 92% connected

The state of being assured; certainty; full confidence.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Chill 92% connected

A moderate but disagreeable degree of cold; a disagreeable sensation of coolness, accompanied with shivering.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Coolheaded 92% connected

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Fine 92% connected

Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.

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hunky-dory 92% connected

Everything is fine or satisfactory

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Nerveless 92% connected

Destitute of nerves.

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Poise 92% connected

Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sang-froid 92% connected

Freedom from agitation or excitement of mind; coolness in trying circumstances; indifference; calmness.

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Near synonym 1

Cold 92% connected

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

general 78% interchangeable

Cool overlaps with cold, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Antonym 2

Warm 94% connected

Having heat in a moderate degree; not cold as, warm milk.

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Warm 94% connected

Having heat in a moderate degree; not cold as, warm milk.

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