Cool of the grass

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HiCould you say "cool of the grass"? For example, if a boys is lying on the grass, can we say: John was lying on the grass shirtless, enjoying its cool.Any other suggestion is welcome.Thanks,Tom

Enoon · Accepted Answer

Not really. The reader wonders what was wrong with "coolness". It is distracting with no compensation.

Lhyzz · Answer

"The cool of the grass" makes sense, but it is a sort of poetic phrasing. The sentence you presented, however, is clunky. Usually you would not say an object 'has' a 'cool' because 'cool' is not typically used as a noun in that way. You wouldn't say "the air has cool," you would say, "the air is cool." So you while you would convey your meaning, it would be in a clumsy way.

You might say, "John was lying on the ground, enjoying the cool of the grass against his bare skin."

Or, "John was lying on the ground shirtless, enjoying the grass' coolness against his skin."

Also, consider using 'lay' instead of 'was lying.'
(Note: 'Lay' can be a bit confusing sometimes: it is either the past tense of 'to lie', or it is an entirely different verb, meaning 'to put' or 'to place'.

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