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Grammar : Adj
Spell : kool
Phonetic Transcription : kul


Definition of coolest

Origin :
  • Old English col "not warm" (but usually not as severe as cold), also, of persons, "unperturbed, undemonstrative," from Proto-Germanic *koluz (cf. Middle Dutch coel, Dutch koel, Old High German kuoli, German kühl "cool," Old Norse kala "be cold"), from PIE root *gel- "cold, to freeze" (see cold (adj.)).
  • Applied since 1728 to large sums of money to give emphasis to amount. Meaning "calmly audacious" is from 1825. Slang use for "fashionable" is 1933, originally Black English; modern use as a general term of approval is from late 1940s, probably from bop talk and originally in reference to a style of jazz; said to have been popularized in jazz circles by tenor saxophonist Lester Young. Related: Coolly.
  • adj cold, nippy
  • adj calm, collected
  • adj aloof, disapproving
  • adj excellent
Example sentences :
  • On the other hand Walling was to all appearance the coolest man in the room.
  • Extract from : « The Mysterious Murder of Pearl Bryan » by Unknown
  • A week ago I should have said that was the coolest head of the lot.
  • Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller
  • If Glen is a captive use your coolest judgment about interfering.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters » by Charles Henry Lerrigo
  • Knight was at once the most ardent and the coolest man alive.
  • Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy
  • "He is the best sportsman who has the coolest head," replied I, sleepily.
  • Extract from : « Dross » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • "He's the coolest hand I ever heard," Farquhar said to the party on the porch.
  • Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
  • The coolest month is December, when the glass stays at about 77°; and in May, the hottest month, at 86°.
  • Extract from : « Four Young Explorers » by Oliver Optic
  • Then Rose in the coolest, lightest voice introduced him to Agnes.
  • Extract from : « Robert Elsmere » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • It was given, this announcement, with the coolest matter-of-fact assurance.
  • Extract from : « Daisy » by Elizabeth Wetherell
  • Now collect your faculties and act on your coolest judgment.
  • Extract from : « The Witch of Salem » by John R. Musick

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