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cool

adjective (COLD)
 
 
/kuːl/

Definition

B1 slightly cold: cool water cool weatherCool B1 slightly cold in a pleasant way: It was a lovely cool evening. How do you manage to look so cool in this hot weather?Cool describes a temperature that is slightly too cold: It's a bit cool in here, isn't it? I think I'll close the window.ColdSnow and ice
(Definition of cool adjective (COLD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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