svalare

Svalare is the comparative form of the Swedish adjective sval, meaning cooler. It is used to compare temperatures or atmospheres, indicating that something is cooler than another thing. For example, Vädret är svalare idag än igår. The form can also describe a more temperate or restrained mood or environment.

In grammar terms, sval denotes cool in temperature or feel, and the comparative svalare is formed with the productive suffix -are. The related superlative form is svalast. This pattern is common for short, descriptive adjectives in Swedish and is widely understood in standard written and spoken Swedish.

Usage of svalare spans several contexts. In meteorology and everyday description, it denotes physical cooling, such as weather, wind, or water. In design, fashion, or cultural criticism, svalare may describe cooler color palettes, tones, or atmospheres, as in a svalare färgpalett or a svalare ton i en debatt. The term is most common in contemporary Swedish and is standard in both casual and formal registers.

See also sval, svalhet, svalnar, and svalaste for related forms and synonyms in Swedish. While primarily used in Swedish, the concept of a cooler comparative form exists in other Germanic languages with their own spelling and usage conventions.