If you’re looking for a list of cool words that start with C – you’ve landed on the right page.
I’ve put together a list of words that either means something cool, sound cool, or can be used to describe something awesome, fun, and interesting – all starting with the letter C.
Take a look through the following list. I’ve added the meaning for each word from the dictionary too, so you know exactly what each word means.
Hopefully, you’ll find exactly what you’re looking for:
Cool Words That Start With C
Cacophony – a harsh discordant mixture of sounds.
Cahoots – colluding or conspiring together secretly
Calamity – an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
Candelabra – a large branched candlestick or holder for several candles or lamps.
Cantankerous – bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
Capacious – having a lot of space inside; roomy.
Chatterbox – a person who likes to chatter.
Clandestine – kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
Charm – the power or quality of delighting, attracting, or fascinating others.
Claptrap – absurd or nonsensical talk or ideas.
Codswallop – nonsense.
Colossus – a statue that is much bigger than life-size.
Compassion – sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.
Consciousness – the state of being aware of and responsive to one’s surroundings.
Contraband – goods that have been imported or exported illegally.
Cool – used to express acceptance of or agreement with something. (I had to include the word cool, didn’t I?!)
Copacetic – in excellent order.
Courageous – not deterred by danger or pain; brave.
Cowabunga – used to express delight or satisfaction.
Crackerjack – exceptionally good.
Cuckoo – a long-tailed, medium-sized bird, typically with a grey or brown back and barred or pale underparts. Many cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of small songbirds.
Curmudgeon – a bad-tempered person, especially an old one.
Are there any cool words you like that didn’t see on this list? Drop me a comment below and I’ll be happy to add them, thanks!
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Phil lives in England, UK, and has around 20 years experience as a professional life, career and executive coach. He started this blog to help others find and define their own self development journey. Blogging about a wide range of topics to help facilitate a better future.