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Definition of chill adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chill

adjective
 
/tʃɪl/
 
/tʃɪl/
(comparative chiller, superlative chillest)
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  1. (formal) (especially of weather and the wind) cold, in an unpleasant way
    • the chill grey dawn
    • a chill wind
    • Their breath steamed in the chill air.
  2. (informal) calm and relaxed
    • He seems like a pretty chill guy.
    • The music was really chill.
  3. Word OriginOld English cele, ciele ‘cold, coldness’, of Germanic origin; related to cold.
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