Meaning & use
cool look
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Meanings
nouncountable
A fashionable, confident appearance or style that people admire.
Grammar: Countable and usually singular with 'a': She has a cool look.
Patterns
- have a cool look
- give something a cool look
- a cool look for a place or occasion
The band's new album cover has a really cool look.
She wore a leather jacket and sunglasses for a cool look.
The café was redesigned with a cool look that attracts younger customers.
nouncountable
An unfriendly or unenthusiastic expression on someone's face.
Grammar: Often used with 'give': He gave me a cool look.
Patterns
- give someone a cool look
- get a cool look from someone
When I mentioned the price, she gave me a cool look.
He got a cool look from his boss and decided not to ask again.
Word forms
| plural | cool looks |
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Common combinations
- a cool look
- The new phone has a cool look that stands out.
- give someone a cool look
- She gave him a cool look when he arrived late.
- have a cool look
- The car has a cool look but is not very practical.
- a cool look for
- This jacket is a cool look for a party.
Synonyms and how they differ
- style
- Style is a more general word for a way of doing or appearing; a cool look is specifically an appearance that people find attractive.
- image
- Image often refers to the impression a person or company gives to the public, while a cool look is mainly about visual appearance.
- vibe
- Vibe is informal and describes a feeling or atmosphere, not just how something looks.
Commonly confused: cool look or cold look?
cool look vs cold look
A cold look is always unfriendly, while a cool look can mean either stylish or unfriendly depending on context.
Practice
Choose the best sentence:
Choose one answer.
In this sense, 'give someone a cool look' means an unfriendly expression. The other options wrongly use 'look at' or 'look of/for' in this fixed phrase.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “cool look”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.