Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Pleasantly and refreshingly cool: Describes a temperature or sensation that is cool in a deeply soothing and enjoyable way, often implying a contrast to previous heat or humidity. It conveys a sense of physical comfort and refreshment.
   • Figuratively, refreshing or soothing: Can describe something that provides a feeling of mental or emotional relief and comfort, akin to a cool breeze on a hot day.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau cơn mưa, không khí trở nên mát rượi. (After the rain, the air became pleasantly cool.)
  • Làn da em bé mát rượi. (The baby's skin is refreshingly cool.)
  • Lời động viên của cô ấy làm lòng tôi mát rượi. (Her words of encouragement were soothing to my heart.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "rượi" intensifies the base adjective "mát" (cool), creating a vivid, sensory impression of pervasive and delightful coolness. It is often used to describe natural phenomena (air, water, shade) or physical touch.

Variants and Related Words

• Mát mẻ (adj): cool and pleasant (less intense than "mát rượi").
  • Thời tiết hôm nay khá mát mẻ. (The weather is quite cool and pleasant today.)
• Mát lạnh (adj): cool to the point of being cold or chilly.
  • Nước suối mát lạnh. (The stream water is cold and refreshing.)

Synonyms

• Refreshingly cool: Providing welcome coolness.
• Pleasantly cool: Cool in an agreeable way.

Related Idioms

• Mát như nước giếng khơi: As cool as well water (a simile emphasizing deep, natural coolness).
  • Quả dưa hấu để dưới giếng, ăn vào mát như nước giếng khơi. (The watermelon kept in the well tastes as cool as well water.)