chilled
- Top 5000
Sense 1
- adjective
- B2
Made cold on purpose, usually by keeping something in a fridge or on ice before it is drunk or eaten.
Serve the white wine well chilled, straight from the fridge.
The bottles need to be chilled for at least two hours.
The label says the drink must be kept chilled after opening.
Nothing tastes better than chilled water after a long climb.
Common collocations: serve chilled · keep chilled · chilled white wine · well chilled · chilled water
Part of: Drinks, Cooking, Restaurants
Sense 2 · less common
- adjective
- C1
Calm and easy-going, not getting worried or angry about things.
He stayed completely chilled even when the flight was cancelled.
Our new manager is pretty chilled about working from home.
After the exams we spent a chilled weekend doing nothing.
Common collocations: stay chilled · pretty chilled · a chilled atmosphere · chilled about something
Part of: Personality, Positive emotions