Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Cooled by air conditioning: Describes a space, room, or building where the temperature and humidity are controlled and lowered by a mechanical system (air conditioning).

Usage

• The adjective air-conditioned is used to describe a noun, typically a place or vehicle. It indicates that the environment is made cool and comfortable by an air conditioning system.
• It is often used to highlight comfort, especially in contrast to hot or humid conditions outside.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The hotel lobby is air-conditioned, providing a welcome relief from the summer heat.
  • All the offices in the new building are fully air-conditioned.
  • We prefer to travel in an air-conditioned car during long trips.

Advanced Usage

• "to be air-conditioned": This is the standard construction to state that a place has air conditioning.
  • The entire shopping mall is air-conditioned.
• "air-conditioned comfort": A common phrase used in advertising or descriptions to emphasize the pleasant environment.
  • Enjoy your meal in air-conditioned comfort.

Variants and Related Words

• Air-condition (verb): To equip a space with an air conditioning system; to cool a space using such a system.
  • They decided to air-condition the entire house.
• Air conditioning (noun): The system or process itself.
  • The air conditioning in the theater is very powerful.
• Air conditioner (noun): The appliance or unit that provides cool air.
  • We need to repair the air conditioner.

Synonyms

• Climate-controlled: Often implies control over both temperature and humidity, similar to air-conditioned.
• Cooled: A more general term for being made cool, not specifying the method.

Antonyms

• Non-air-conditioned: Not equipped with air conditioning.
• Un-air-conditioned: An informal variant meaning the same as non-air-conditioned.
  • The old library is un-air-conditioned and can be very warm.

Adjective

1. cooled by air conditioning