Cool and Warm

Cool

Cool adjective - Having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others.
Usage example: the schoolmaster's cool manner did not encourage chitchat

Warm is an antonym for cool in topics: cold, unfriendly, lose heat, make cool, calm.

Nearby Words: coolness, coolly, cooler, cooled, cooling

Warm

Warm adjective - Having or giving off heat to a moderate degree.
Usage example: the pan was still warm, but no longer too hot to touch

Cool is an antonym for warm in topics: friendly, cold, enthusiastic, heat up, moderately hot.

Nearby Words: warmth, warmly, warmed, warmer, warming

Common collocations

heat cool heat warm heat

Both words in one sentence

  • Orange/Blue Contrast The canonical gels for a basic warm/cool wash are R02 "Bastard Amber" and R60 "No Color Blue".
  • Cold Flames: Nepol's species use these for fire, using them to cool their bodies in the same way that humans warm theirs.
  • They run a little low on cash sometimes, but there's warm beds, plenty of food, a Big Friendly Dog, and, you know—lighthouses are inherently cool.
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