Difference between Chilly and Cool

What is the difference between Chilly and Cool?

Chilly as an adjective is cold enough to cause shivering; or suddenly feeling cold while Cool as an adjective is having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.

Chilly

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Cold enough to cause shivering; or suddenly feeling cold Unfriendly or distant and cool

Example sentence: Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.

Cool

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To lose heat, to get colder.To make cooler, less warmTo become less intense, e.g. less amicable.To make less intense, e.g. less amicable.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.Allowing or suggesting heat reliefOf a person, not showing emotion, calm and in self-control.Unenthusiastic, lukewarm, skeptical.calmly audaciousOf a person, knowing what to do and how to behave; considered popular by others.In fashion, part of or fitting the in-crowd-- originally hipster slag.Of an action, all right; acceptable; that does not present a problem.Of a person, not upset by circumstances that might ordinarily be upsetting.

Example sentence: Nothing is cooler and more attractive than a big comeback, and that'll be me.

We hope you now know whether to use Chilly or Cool in your sentence.

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