kühl
Meaning
- cool (of temperature)
- calm, restrained, passionless
- cool, frigid (especially of the emotions)
Concepts
being fearful
feeling chilly
not frank
Synonyms
gefühlskalt
unerregbar
unaufgeregt
fremd tun
nicht aus der Ruhe zu bringen
detachiert
durch nichts zu erschüttern
auf die Funktion reduziert
auf Zweckmäßigkeit getrimmt
dickfellig
schmucklos
zweckbetont
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kyːl/
Etymology
From Middle High German küele, Old High German kuoli, from Proto-West Germanic *kōl(ī), from Proto-Germanic *kōluz, *kōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gel-. Cognate with Dutch koel, English cool. Doublet of cool.
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