Radical vs. Cool
By Muazma Batool — Published on November 5, 2022
Difference Between Radical and Cool
Radical vs. Cool Definitions
◉Radical
Arising from or going to a root or source; basic
proposed a radical solution to the problem.
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◉Cool
Neither warm nor very cold; moderately cold
fresh, cool water.
a cool autumn evening.
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◉Radical
Departing markedly from the usual or customary; extreme or drastic
a radical change in diet.
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Relating to or advocating fundamental or revolutionary changes in current practices, conditions, or institutions
radical politics.
a radical political theorist.
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(Medicine) Relating to or being surgery that is extreme or drastic in an effort to eradicate all existing or potential disease
radical hysterectomy.
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◉Cool
Marked by indifference, disdain, or dislike; unfriendly or unresponsive
a cool greeting.
was cool to the idea of higher taxes.
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◉Cool
Of, relating to, or characteristic of colors, such as blue and green, that produce the impression of coolness.
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◉Cool
Knowledgeable or aware of the latest trends or developments
spent all his time trying to be cool.
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◉Radical
Arising from the base of a stem or from a below-ground stem or rhizome
radical leaves.
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◉Cool
Excellent; first-rate
has a cool sports car.
had a cool time at the party.
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◉Radical
One who advocates fundamental or revolutionary changes in current practices, conditions, or institutions
radicals seeking to overthrow the social order.
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(Mathematics) The root of a quantity as indicated by the radical sign.
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◉Cool
To make less ardent, intense, or zealous
problems that soon cooled my enthusiasm for the project.
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Any of the basic Chinese characters that are combined to form more complex characters.
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Any of the traditional set of basic strokes or groups of strokes that make up Chinese characters and are used to classify and organize them in dictionaries.
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Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
His beliefs are radical.
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◉Radical
Thoroughgoing; far-reaching.
The spread of the cancer required radical surgery, and the entire organ was removed.
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◉Cool
Composure; poise
"Our release marked a victory. The nation had kept its cool" (Moorhead Kennedy).
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◉Cool
Allowing or suggesting heat relief.
Linen has made cool and breathable clothing for millennia.
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◉Cool
Of a color, in the range of violet to green.
If you have a reddish complexion, you should mainly wear cool colors.
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(math) Relating to a radix or mathematical root.
a radical quantity; a radical sign
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◉Cool
Unenthusiastic, lukewarm, skeptical.
His proposals had a cool reception.
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◉Radical
A member of the most progressive wing of the Liberal Party; someone favouring social reform (but generally stopping short of socialism).
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A member of an influential, centrist political party favouring moderate social reform, a republican constitution, and secular politics.
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◉Cool
Applied facetiously to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount.
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(informal) Of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave; considered popular by others.
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(informal) In fashion and fancy, part of or befitting the most leading trends and habits of the in crowd; originally hipster slang.
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(linguistics) In logographic writing systems such as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its meaning, as opposed to phonetic.
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◉Cool
(informal) Of an action, all right; acceptable; that does not present a problem.
Is it cool if I sleep here tonight?
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(linguistics)Celtic In Celtic languages, refers to the basic, underlying form of an initial consonant which can be further mutated under the Celtic initial consonant mutations.
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◉Cool
(informal) Very interesting or exciting.
I think astronomy is really cool.
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(linguistics)Semitic linguistics In Semitic languages, any one of the set of consonants (typically three) that make up a root.
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◉Cool
(informal) (followed by with) Able to tolerate; to be fine with.
I'm completely cool with my girlfriend leaving me.
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(chemistry) A group of atoms, joined by covalent bonds, that take part in reactions as a single unit.
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◉Cool
(informal) (of a pair of people) holding no grudge against one another; having no beef.
We're cool, right?
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◉Radical
Given an ideal I in a commutative ring R, another ideal, denoted Rad(I) or , such that an element x ∈ R is in Rad(I) if, for some positive integer n, xn ∈ I; equivalently, the intersection of all prime ideals containing I.
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◉Cool
A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.
in the cool of the morning
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Given a ring R, an ideal containing elements of R that share a property considered, in some sense, "not good".
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(number theory) The product of the distinct prime factors of a given positive integer.
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◉Cool
To lose heat, to get colder.
I like to let my tea cool before drinking it so I don't burn my tongue.
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◉Radical
Hence: Of or pertaining to the root or origin; reaching to the center, to the foundation, to the ultimate sources, to the principles, or the like; original; fundamental; thorough-going; unsparing; extreme; as, radical evils; radical reform; a radical party.
The most determined exertions of that authority, against them, only showed their radical independence.
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◉Cool
To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
Relations cooled between the USA and the USSR after 1980.
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◉Radical
Belonging to, or proceeding from, the root of a plant; as, radical tubers or hairs.
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Relating, or belonging, to the root, or ultimate source of derivation; as, a radical verbal form.
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Of or pertaining to a radix or root; as, a radical quantity; a radical sign. See below.
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◉Cool
Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting coolness.
Fanned with cool winds.
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A primitive word; a radix, root, or simple, underived, uncompounded word; an etymon.
The words we at present make use of, and understand only by common agreement, assume a new air and life in the understanding, when you trace them to their radicals, where you find every word strongly stamped with nature; full of energy, meaning, character, painting, and poetry.
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◉Cool
Not ardent, warm, fond, or passionate; not hasty; deliberate; exercising self-control; self-possessed; dispassionate; indifferent; as, a cool lover; a cool debater.
For a patriot, too cool.
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◉Radical
One who advocates radical changes in government or social institutions, especially such changes as are intended to level class inequalities; - opposed to conservative.
In politics they [the Independents] were, to use the phrase of their own time, "Root-and-Branch men," or, to use the kindred phrase of our own, Radicals.
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◉Radical
A characteristic, essential, and fundamental constituent of any compound; hence, sometimes, an atom.
As a general rule, the metallic atoms are basic radicals, while the nonmetallic atoms are acid radicals.
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◉Cool
Manifesting coldness or dislike; chilling; apathetic; as, a cool manner.
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Specifically, a group of two or more atoms, not completely saturated, which are so linked that their union implies certain properties, and are conveniently regarded as playing the part of a single atom; a residue; - called also a compound radical. Cf. Residue.
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◉Cool
Quietly impudent; negligent of propriety in matters of minor importance, either ignorantly or willfully; presuming and selfish; audacious; as, cool behavior.
Its cool stare of familiarity was intolerable.
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◉Radical
(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
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Applied facetiously, in a vague sense, to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount.
He had lost a cool hundred.
Leaving a cool thousand to Mr. Matthew Pocket.
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◉Radical
an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule than has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule;
in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells
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◉Cool
A moderate state of cold; coolness; - said of the temperature of the air between hot and cold; as, the cool of the day; the cool of the morning or evening.
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◉Cool
To make cool or cold; to reduce the temperature of; as, ice cools water.
Send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue.
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◉Cool
To moderate the heat or excitement of; to allay, as passion of any kind; to calm; to moderate.
We have reason to cool our raging motions, our carnal stings, our unbitted lusts.
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◉Radical
a sign placed in front of an expression to denote that a root is to be extracted
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◉Cool
To become less hot; to lose heat.
I saw a smith stand with his hammer, thus,the whilst his iron did on the anvil cool.
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◉Radical
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed;
thematic vowels are part of the stem
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◉Cool
To lose the heat of excitement or passion; to become more moderate.
I will not give myself liberty to think, lest I should cool.
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◉Radical
(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm;
extremist political views
radical opinions on education
an ultra conservative
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◉Radical
markedly new or introducing radical change;
a revolutionary discovery
radical political views
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◉Radical
of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root;
a radical verb form
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◉Radical
especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem;
basal placentation
radical leaves
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◉Cool
neither warm or very cold; giving relief from heat;
a cool autumn day
a cool room
cool summer dresses
cool drinks
a cool breeze
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◉Cool
marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional;
play it cool
keep cool
stayed coolheaded in the crisis
the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament
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◉Cool
(color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets;
cool greens and blues and violets
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◉Cool
psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike;
relations were cool and polite
a cool reception
cool to the idea of higher taxes
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◉Cool
used of a number or sum and meaning without exaggeration or qualification;
a cool million bucks
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◉Cool
fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept;
he's a cool dude
that's cool
Mary's dress is really cool
it's not cool to arrive at a party too early
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