coolish

adjective

Definition of coolishnext
as in chilly
having a low or subnormal temperature made the mistake of wearing shorts on a coolish day

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coolish
  1. chilly
  2. cold
  3. frigid
  4. freezing
  5. icy
  6. cool
  7. chill
Adjective
  • But be sure to bundle up and watch your step before heading out, as Michigan winter promises chilly, slippery conditions.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
  • On a recent chilly afternoon, about a half dozen men were clearing snow from a commercial office building in town.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of chilly
Adjective
  • This cold air will quickly expand south and east Friday and encompass the entire eastern half of the country by Saturday.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In the nation's coldest big city, Minneapolis, the weather service said highs in the single digits to teens and lows below zero look likely for Friday and Saturday.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of cold
Adjective
  • The full moon in December is commonly called the cold moon because of the frigid temperatures typically experienced in many parts of the world.
    Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Conditions permitting, your adventure-seeking brood could kayak the White Continent’s frigid waters, join Zodiac excursions to see gentoo penguin colonies, and snowshoe across the icy landscape, led by HX’s wildlife and expedition guides.
    Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of frigid
Adjective
  • The polar fish is the only species of shark that can withstand the freezing temperatures year-round.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Just 100 km off the African coast, Fuerteventura is truly one of the best winter sun destinations in Europe, perfect for those seeking a tranquil getaway far from the crowds and the freezing temperatures of Northern Europe.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of freezing
Adjective
  • Her makeup, too, was equally icy, with a metallic silvery-white shadow brushed under her brow as a highlight and dramatic black eyeliner winged all the way out to the outer corner of her brows, plus a pair of light blue-gray contacts enhanced by majorly fluttery, lush lashes.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Dec. 2024
  • White cautioned those traveling north of Indianapolis this weekend, however, should be mindful of potentially snowier, icier road conditions.
    Christopher Cann, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of icy
Adjective
  • Scrunched leathers and square toes define many of new silhouettes, adding an element of preppy cool to the feminine looks they were styled with.
    Madeline Fass, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In announcing the availability to order of the 77-inch Signature OLED T TV, LG revealed that the price of its unique lifestyle TV proposition is a cool $59,999.
    John Archer, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of cool
Adjective
  • Nicholas Quah: In many ways, Landman is the chillest entry in the Sheridan-verse, which is typically packed with violence, melancholia, and dudely grouchiness.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
  • For her, the glory of the honeymoon had been in the planning, the dreaming, the building up in her mind; what a letdown to find that Paris was just a place, that some days were full of chill gray drizzle, that the dull, thick bodies of other tourists blocked her from full joy.
    Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of chill
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cooling one's heels

coolish

cool it

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