Meaning
Of a mildly low temperature.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gel-der. Proto-Indo-European *gól- Proto-Germanic *kalanąder. Proto-Germanic *kōluz Proto-West Germanic *kōl(ī) Old English cōl Middle English cool English cool From Middle English cool, from Old English cōl (“cool, cold, tranquil, calm”), from Proto-West Germanic *kōl(ī), from Proto-Germanic *kōluz (“cool”), from *kalaną (“to be cold, to freeze”), Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to be cold, to freeze”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian kool, koul, kuul, kölj, kööl (“cold”), Saterland Frisian köil (“cool”), West Frisian koel (“cool”), Cimbrian khuul (“chilly, cool”), Dutch koel (“cool”), German kühl (“cool”), Low German köhl (“cool”), Luxembourgish kill (“cool”), Vilamovian kił (“cool”); also Latin gelū, gelum, gelus (“frost; chill, cold”), Belarusian хо́лад (xólad, “cold”), Bulgarian хлад (hlad, “chill, coolness”), Czech chlad (“cold”), Macedonian лад (lad, “shade; coolness”), Polish chłód (“cold”), Russian and Ukrainian хо́лод (xólod, “cold”), Serbo-Croatian хла̑д, hlȃd (“shade”), Sanskrit जड (jaḍa, “cold; stiff”), जल (jala, “water”). Related to cold.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 45 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-08-16CBDELOU
- 2026-07-26OACHILT
- 2026-05-31CDLHGIO
- 2026-05-17LACDORT
- 2026-05-08CAOIGLY
- 2026-03-31LCDIOUY
- 2026-03-05OAURJCL
- 2026-02-24OCFILNT
- 2026-01-21OAWNELC
- 2026-01-14OPALCBE
- 2026-01-03CIRNLOU
- 2025-12-28CHROLPY
+33 earlier appearances in the archive.