English Dictionary

cool

IPA（発音記号）

/kuːl/

形容詞

くだけた表現 皮肉

Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold. / Allowing or suggesting heat relief. / Of a color, in the range of violet to green.

日本語の意味

やや低い温度で、心地よいほどの涼しさを感じさせる状態。 / 熱を和らげる効果や印象を与えること。 / 色調が紫から緑の範囲に属する、冷色系を示す。

I wrapped myself in a sweater because the evening air was cool.

夕方の空気が少し肌寒かったので、セーターを羽織った。

意味（1）

Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.

The day was cool and snappy for August, and the Rise all green with a lavish nature. Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet:[…].

意味（2）

Allowing or suggesting heat relief.

Linen has made cool and breathable clothing for millennia.

意味（3）

Of a color, in the range of violet to green.

If you have a reddish complexion, you should mainly wear cool colors.

意味（4）

Of a person, not showing emotion; calm and in control of oneself.

意味（5）

Unenthusiastic, lukewarm, skeptical.

His proposals had a cool reception.

意味（6）

Calmly audacious.

In control as always, he came up with a cool plan.

意味（7）

Applied facetiously to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount.

Who will lend me a cool hundred.

意味（8）

(informal) Of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave; considered popular by others.

He managed to conduct interviews with the least cool global figure – his father, Prince Charles – and the most cool, Barack Obama, in a way that allowed them both to look as good as they could.

意味（9）

(informal) In fashion and fancy, part of or befitting the most leading trends and habits of the in crowd; originally hipster slang.

The fact that I was middle-aged, bald, married, and raising girls instead of chasing them didn't really bother me. Muscles are cool at any age.

意味（10）

(informal) Of an action, all right; acceptable; that does not present a problem.

Is it cool if I sleep here tonight?

意味（11）

(informal) Very interesting or exciting.

I think astronomy is really cool.

意味（12）

(informal) (followed by with) Able to tolerate; to be fine with.

I'm completely cool with my girlfriend leaving me.

意味（13）

(informal) (of a pair of people) holding no grudge against one another; having no beef.

We're cool, right?

意味（14）

(sarcastic) (of an act or situation) annoying, irritating.

Well, that's cool, said Laurie to himself, to have a picnic and never ask me!

cooler （ comparative ）

coolest （ superlative ）