The difference between Cool and Standoffish
When used as adjectives, cool means having a slightly low temperature, whereas standoffish means aloof.
Cool is also noun with the meaning: a moderate or refreshing state of cold.
Cool is also verb with the meaning: to lose heat, to get colder.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cool and Standoffish
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Cool as an adjective:
Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.
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Cool as an adjective:
Allowing or suggesting heat relief.
Examples:
"a cool grey colour"
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Cool as an adjective:
Of a person, not showing emotion; calm and in control of oneself.
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Cool as an adjective:
Unenthusiastic, lukewarm, skeptical.
Examples:
"His proposals had a cool reception."
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Cool as an adjective:
Calmly audacious.
Examples:
"In control as always, he came up with a cool plan."
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Cool as an adjective:
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Cool as an adjective (informal):
Of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave; considered popular by others.
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Cool as an adjective (informal):
In fashion, part of or fitting the in crowd; originally hipster slang.
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Cool as an adjective (informal):
Of an action, all right; acceptable; that does not present a problem.
Examples:
"Is it cool if I sleep here tonight?"
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Cool as an adjective (informal):
Of a person, not upset by circumstances that might ordinarily be upsetting.
Examples:
"I'm completely cool with my girlfriend leaving me."
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Cool as a noun:
A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.
Examples:
"in the cool of the morning"
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Cool as a noun:
A calm temperament.
Examples:
"synonyms: calmness composure"
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Cool as a noun:
The property of being cool, popular or in fashion.
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Cool as a verb (intransitive, literally):
To lose heat, to get colder.
Examples:
"I like to let my tea cool before drinking it so I don't burn my tongue."
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Cool as a verb (transitive):
To make cooler, less warm.
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Cool as a verb (figuratively, intransitive):
To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
Examples:
"Relations cooled between the USA and the USSR after 1980."
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Cool as a verb (transitive):
To make less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
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Cool as a verb (transitive):
To kill.
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Standoffish as an adjective:
Aloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly.
Compare words:
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- cool vs stylish
- cool vs easy
- cool vs fine
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