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over-cool

o·ver-cool
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-ver kool]
    • /ˈoʊ vər kul/
    • /ˈəʊvə(r) kuːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver kool]
    • /ˈoʊ vər kul/

Definitions of over-cool word

  • adjective over-cool moderately cold; neither warm nor cold: a rather cool evening. 1
  • adjective over-cool feeling comfortably or moderately cold: I'm perfectly cool, but open the window if you feel hot. 1
  • adjective over-cool imparting a sensation of moderate coldness or comfortable freedom from heat: a cool breeze. 1
  • adjective over-cool permitting such a sensation: a cool dress. 1
  • adjective over-cool not excited; calm; composed; under control: to remain cool in the face of disaster. 1
  • adjective over-cool not hasty; deliberate: a cool and calculated action. 1

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Origin of over-cool

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English cole, Old English cōl; cognate with Middle Low German kōl, Old High German kuoli (German kuhl). See cold, chill

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Parts of speech for Over-cool

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

over-cool popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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