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still
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /st?l/
- Rhymes: -?l
Etymology 1
From Middle English stille (“motionless, stationary”), from Old English stille (“still, quiet, calm; without motion, at rest, not moving from a place, not disturbed; moving little or gently; silent; not loud; secret; unchanging, undisturbed, stable, fixed; not vehement, gentle”), from Proto-West Germanic *still? (“quiet, still”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)telH- (“to be silent; to be still”). Cognate with Scots stil (“still”), Saterland Frisian stil (“motionless, calm, quiet”), West Frisian stil (“quiet, still”), Dutch stil (“quiet, silent, still”), Low German still (“quiet, still”), German still (“still, quiet, tranquil, silent”), Swedish stilla (“quiet, silent, peaceful”), Icelandic stilltur (“set, quiet, calm, still”). Related to stall.
(noun: Falkland Islander): Military slang, short for still a Benny, since the military had been instructed not to refer to the islanders by the derogatory term Benny (which see).
Alternative forms
- stil
- stille, styll, stylle (obsolete)
Adjective
still (comparative stiller or more still, superlative stillest or most still)
- Not moving; calm.
- Not effervescing; not sparkling.
- Uttering no sound; silent.
- c. 1711, Joseph Addison, How are thy Servants blest, O Lord!
- The sea that roared at thy command, / At thy command was still.
- c. 1711, Joseph Addison, How are thy Servants blest, O Lord!
- (not comparable) Having the same stated quality continuously from a past time
- Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.
- (obsolete) Constant; continual.
Synonyms
- (not moving): fixed, stationary, unmoving, static, inert, stagnant; see also Thesaurus:stationary or Thesaurus:immobile
- (not effervescing): flat, uneffervescent; see also Thesaurus:noneffervescent
- (uttering no sound): noiseless, soundless; see also Thesaurus:silent
- (having the same stated quality):
- (comparatively quiet): hushed, tranquil; see also Thesaurus:quiet
- (constant, continual): incessant, ongoing, unremitting; see also Thesaurus:continuous
Derived terms
- still life
- stillness
- unstill
Related terms
- be still my heart
- be still my beating heart
- still waters run deep
Translations
Adverb
still (not comparable)
- Without motion.
- (aspect) Up to a time, as in the preceding time.
- (degree) To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.
- ("still" and "taller" can easily swap places here)
- (conjunctive) Nevertheless.
- 1817, Thomas Moore, Lalla-Rookh
- As sunshine, broken in the rill, / Though turned astray, is sunshine still.
- 1817, Thomas Moore, Lalla-Rookh
- (archaic, poetic) Always; invariably; constantly; continuously.
- The desire of fame betrays an ambitious man into indecencies that lessen his reputation; he is still afraid lest any of his actions should be thrown away in private.
- 1661, Robert Boyle, Unsucceeding Experiments
- Chemists would be rich if they could still do in great quantities what they have sometimes done in little.
- (extensive) Even, yet.
Synonyms
- (without motion): akinetically, motionlessly, stock still, stockishly
- (up to a time): yet
- (to an even greater degree): yet, even
- (nevertheless): nonetheless, though, yet; see also Thesaurus:nevertheless
- (always): consistently, invariably, uniformly; See also Thesaurus:uniformly
- (even, yet):
Translations
Noun
still (plural stills)
- A period of calm or silence.
- (photography) A photograph, as opposed to movie footage.
- (slang) A resident of the Falkland Islands.
- A steep hill or ascent.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of W. Browne to this entry?)
Synonyms
- (period of calm): lull, rest, respite; quiet, tranquility
- (resident of the Falkland Islands): Benny, Falklander, Kelper
Translations
Etymology 2
Via Middle English [Term?], ultimately from Latin stilla.
Noun
still (plural stills)
- A device for distilling liquids.
- (catering) A large water boiler used to make tea and coffee.
- (catering) The area in a restaurant used to make tea and coffee, separate from the main kitchen.
- A building where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
Translations
See also
- pot still
Etymology 3
From Old English stillan.
Verb
still (third-person singular simple present stills, present participle stilling, simple past and past participle stilled)
- To calm down, to quiet.
Synonyms
- becalm, lull, quell; see also Thesaurus:pacify
Translations
Etymology 4
Aphetic form of distil, or from Latin stillare.
Verb
still (third-person singular simple present stills, present participle stilling, simple past and past participle stilled)
- (obsolete) To trickle, drip.
- To cause to fall by drops.
- To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill.
Translations
Anagrams
- Tills, lilts, tills
German
Etymology
From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German stilli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?l/
Adjective
still (comparative stiller, superlative am stillsten)
- quiet, silent
Declension
Adverb
still
- quietly, silently
Further reading
- “still” in Duden online
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?til/
Adjective
still
- quiet, silent
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /st?l/
- Rhymes: -?l
Verb
still
- imperative of stille
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Verb
still
- imperative of stilla
Etymology 2
Adjective
still (masculine and feminine still, neuter stilt, definite singular and plural stille, comparative stillare, indefinite superlative stillast, definite superlative stillaste)
- Alternative form of stille
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /es?til/, [es?t?il]
Noun
still m (plural stills)
- (photography) still
still From the web:
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- what still open near me
- what still remains during secondary succession
- what still remains cast
- what still supports flash
- what still grows when you die
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cool
English
Alternative forms
- (slang) c00l, coo, k00l, kewl, kool, qewl, qool
Pronunciation
- enPR: ko?ol, IPA(key): /ku?l/
- Rhymes: -u?l
Etymology 1
From Middle English cool, from Old English c?l (“cool, cold, tranquil, calm”), from Proto-West Germanic *k?l(?), from Proto-Germanic *k?laz, *k?luz (“cool”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian köil (“cool”), West Frisian koel (“cool”), Dutch koel (“cool”), Limburgish kool (“cool”), German Low German köhl (“cool”), German kühl (“cool”). Related to cold.
Adjective
cool (comparative cooler, superlative coolest)
- Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.
- Synonym: chilly
- Antonyms: lukewarm, tepid, warm
- Allowing or suggesting heat relief.
- Of a color, in the range of violet to green.
- Antonym: warm
- Of a person, not showing emotion; calm and in control of oneself.
- Synonyms: distant, phlegmatic, standoffish, unemotional
- Antonym: passionate
- Unenthusiastic, lukewarm, skeptical.
- Antonym: warm
- Calmly audacious.
- Applied facetiously to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount.
- Who will lend me a cool hundred.
- 1900, Dora Sigerson Shorter, Transmigration
- You remember Bulger, don't you? You lost a cool hundred to him one night here over the cards, eh?
- 1944 November 28, Irving Brecher and Fred F. Finklehoffe, Meet Me in St. Louis, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer:
- My father was talking to the World's Fair Commission yesterday, and they estimate it's going to cost a cool fifty million.
- (informal) Of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave; considered popular by others.
- Antonyms: awkward, uncool
- (informal) In fashion, part of or fitting the in crowd; originally hipster slang.
- Synonyms: à la mode, fashionable, in fashion, modish, stylish, happening, hip, in, trendy
- Antonyms: démodé, old hat, out, out of fashion
- 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xii
- The fact that I was middle-aged, bald, married, and raising girls instead of chasing them didn't really bother me. Muscles are cool at any age.
- (informal) Of an action, all right; acceptable; that does not present a problem.
- Synonyms: acceptable, all right, OK
- Antonyms: (UK) not cricket, not on, unacceptable
- (informal) Of a person, not upset by circumstances that might ordinarily be upsetting.
- Synonyms: easy, fine, not bothered, not fussed
- Antonyms: bothered, upset
- Quietly impudent, defiant, or selfish; deliberately presuming: said of persons and acts.
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Chinese: ?
- ? Dutch: cool
- ? French: cool
- ? German: cool
- ? Polish: cool
- ? Spanish: cool
- ? Swedish: cool
Translations
Noun
cool (uncountable)
- A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.
- in the cool of the morning
- A calm temperament.
- Synonyms: calmness, composure
- The property of being cool, popular or in fashion.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English colen, from Old English c?lian (“to cool, grow cold, be cold”), from Proto-West Germanic *k?l?n (“to become cold”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to freeze”). Cognate with Dutch koelen (“to cool”), German kühlen (“to cool”), Swedish kyla (“to cool, refrigerate”). Also partially from Middle English kelen, from Old English c?lan (“to cool, be cold, become cold”), from Proto-Germanic *k?lijan? (“to cool”), altered to resemble the adjective cool. See keel.
Verb
cool (third-person singular simple present cools, present participle cooling, simple past and past participle cooled)
- (intransitive, literally) To lose heat, to get colder.
- I like to let my tea cool before drinking it so I don't burn my tongue.
- (transitive) To make cooler, less warm.
- (figuratively, intransitive) To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
- Relations cooled between the USA and the USSR after 1980.
- (transitive) To make less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
- (transitive) To kill.
- 1965, "Sex Jungle" (narrated in Perversion for Profit)
- Maybe he would die. That would mean I had murdered him. I smiled, trying the idea on for size. One of the things that always had cheesed me a little was that I had no kills to my credit. I'd been in plenty of rumbles, but somehow, I'd never cooled anyone. Well maybe now I had my first one. I couldn't feel very proud of skulling an old man, but at least I could say that I'd scored. That was a big kick.
- 1965, "Sex Jungle" (narrated in Perversion for Profit)
Derived terms
Translations
References
- cool in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- cool at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Colo, Colo., colo, colo-, loco
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English cool. Doublet of koel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku(?)l/
- Hyphenation: cool
- Rhymes: -ul
- Homophone: koel
Adjective
cool (comparative cooler, superlative coolst)
- cool, fashionable
Inflection
French
Etymology
From English cool.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kul/
- Homophones: coule, coules, coulent
Adjective
cool (invariable)
- cool (only its informal senses, mainly fashionable)
- Les jeunes sont cool.
- Young people are cool.
- Les jeunes boivent de l'alcool pour être cool.
- Young people drink alcohol to be cool.
- Les jeunes sont cool.
Interjection
cool
- cool! great!
Anagrams
- looc
German
Etymology
From English cool, from Proto-Germanic *k?laz. Doublet of kühl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ku?l]
Adjective
cool (comparative cooler, superlative am coolsten)
- (colloquial) cool (in its informal senses)
- Synonyms: brilliant, genial, geil
- (colloquial) cool, calm, easy-going
- Synonyms: lässig, ruhig
Declension
Further reading
- “cool” in Duden online
Polish
Etymology
From English cool.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kul/
Adjective
cool (not comparable)
- (slang) cool (in its informal senses)
- Synonyms: ?wietny, wspania?y, znakomity
Declension
Indeclinable.
Further reading
- cool in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- cool in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English cool
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kul/, [?kul]
Adjective
cool (plural cools or cool)
- cool (in its informal sense)
Anagrams
- loco
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English cool.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku?l/
Adjective
cool (comparative coolare, superlative coolast)
- cool! great!
Declension
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