adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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so͞o′pər-ko͞ol′
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsuː.pəˌkuːl/
Canada, General-American:/ˈsu.pəɹˌkul/
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Australian:/ˈsʉː.pəˌkʉːl/
New-Zealand:/ˈsʉː.pɐˌkʉːl/
Scotland:/ˈsʉ.pəɹˌkʉl/
India:/ˈsuː.pɜrˌkuːl/
CMU ARPABET:S UW2 P ER0 K UW1 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Very cool; thoroughly excellent, relaxed, or fashionable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Synonym of supercooled
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: undercool
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English cool English supercool From super- + cool.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Dutch:
supercool
— very cool
Dutch:
onderkoelen
— to cool a material below its transition temperature without that transition occurring
Welsh:
goroeri
— to cool a material below its transition temperature without that transition occurring