uncool
/ʌnˈkuːl/
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Ireland/ʊnˈkuːl/
uncool adjective: not in accord with the current fashion, standards, or mores of a particular group; not cool.
Adjective
uncool (comparative uncooler or more uncool, superlative uncoolest or most uncool)
- Not in accord with the current fashion, standards, or mores of a particular group; not cool.
- It's not the coolest pad in Melbourne. Your presence is enough to make it more than a little uncool.1970, Kevin Mackey, The Cure: Recollections of an Addict, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1972, page 122
- Now it is nineteen eighty-four / Knock-knock at your front door / It's the suede denim secret police / They have come for your uncool niece1979, Jello Biafra, John Greenway, “California Über Alles”, performed by Dead Kennedys
- Synonyms:
- banal, basic, mindless, beat, blah, commonplace, bland, boring, cold, colourless
Noun
uncool (uncountable)
- The quality of being uncool.
- Not surprisingly, they discover that despite its sleek exterior, the interior of cool is as warm as a puppy. It is the very essence of “uncool,” in fact: […]2000 November 12, Dave Hickey, “Beyond Dark Glasses”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Sep 2001
- At the risk of being labeled a scold — the ultimate in uncool — I have to ask: before cashing those big checks, shouldn’t we at least pause to consider what we are saying with our movies about the value of life and the pleasures of mayhem?2007 May 2, Mike White, “Making a Killing”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Jul 2012
- Synonyms:
- uncoolness
Synonyms of uncool
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Antonyms
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Forms of uncool
| comparative | uncooler |
|---|---|
| comparative | more uncool |
| superlative | uncoolest |
| superlative | most uncool |
Origin of uncool
From un- + cool.
Words formed from uncool
Words that rhyme with uncool
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- ghoul
- spool
- doole
- pule
- yule
- buhl
- huemul
- Juul
- misrule
- poule
- rocking stool
- you'll
- 6-2-1 rule
- adverse interest rule
- aemule
- babul
- befool
- bool
- cagoule
- crool
- emule
- firefighter's rule
- gigajoule
- grool
- gule
- hool
- hydrocool
- joule
- kewl
- kilojoule
- megajoule
- mewl
- pasta fazool
- petajoule
- retool
- shul
- snool
- sool
- terajoule
- torchecul
- tulle
- yottajoule
Questions about uncool
- What does uncool mean?
- Uncool means not in accord with the current fashion, standards, or mores of a particular group; not cool.
- What part of speech is uncool?
- Uncool can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce uncool?
- Uncool is pronounced /ʌnˈkuːl/.
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