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cool
[kool]
adjective
moderately cold; neither warm nor cold.
a rather cool evening.
Antonyms: , , , ,feeling comfortably or moderately cold.
I'm perfectly cool, but open the window if you feel hot.
imparting a sensation of moderate coldness or comfortable freedom from heat.
a cool breeze.
Antonyms: , , , ,permitting such a sensation.
a cool dress.
Antonyms: , , , ,not excited; calm; composed; under control.
to remain cool in the face of disaster.
Synonyms: , , , ,not hasty; deliberate.
a cool and calculated action.
lacking in interest or enthusiasm.
a cool reply to an invitation.
Synonyms: , , , ,Antonyms: , , , ,lacking in warmth or cordiality.
a cool reception.
Synonyms: , , , ,Antonyms: , , , ,calmly audacious or impudent.
a cool lie.
aloof or unresponsive; indifferent.
He was cool to her passionate advances.
unaffected by emotions; disinterested; dispassionate.
She made a cool appraisal of all the issues in the dispute.
Informal.(of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification.
a cool million dollars.
(of colors) with green, blue, or violet predominating.
Slang.
great; fine; excellent.
a real cool comic.
characterized by great facility; highly skilled or clever.
cool maneuvers on the parallel bars.
socially adept.
It's not cool to arrive at a party too early.
acceptable; satisfactory; okay.
If you want to stay late, that's cool.
adverb
Informal.coolly.
interjection
Slang.
(used to express acceptance).
Okay, cool! I'll be there at 10:00.
(used to express approval, admiration, etc.).
He got the job? Cool!
noun
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc..
in the cool of the evening.
coolness.
calmness; composure; poise.
an executive noted for maintaining her cool under pressure.
verb (used without object)
to become cool (sometimes followed by down oroff ).
The soup cooled in five minutes. We cooled off in the mountain stream.
to become less ardent, cordial, etc.; become moderate.
verb (used with object)
to make cool; impart a sensation of coolness to.
to lessen the ardor or intensity of; allay; calm; moderate.
Disappointment cooled his early zealousness.
Synonyms: ,
verb phrase
Informalto become calmer or more reasonable.
Wait until he cools off before you talk to him again.
Slangto calm or settle down; relax.
cooling out at the beach.
cool
/ ː /
adjective
moderately cold
a cool day
comfortably free of heat
a cool room
producing a pleasant feeling of coldness
a cool shirt
able to conceal emotion; calm
a cool head
lacking in enthusiasm, affection, cordiality, etc
a cool welcome
calmly audacious or impudent
informal(esp of numbers, sums of money, etc) without exaggeration; actual
a cool ten thousand
(of a colour) having violet, blue, or green predominating; cold
(of jazz) characteristic of the late 1940s and early 1950s, economical and rhythmically relaxed
informalsophisticated or elegant, esp in an unruffled way
informalexcellent; marvellous
adverb
not_standardin a cool manner; coolly
noun
coolness
the cool of the evening
slangcalmness; composure (esp in the phrases keep or lose one's cool )
slangunruffled elegance or sophistication
verb
to make or become cooler
to lessen the intensity of (anger or excitement) or (of anger or excitement) to become less intense; calm down
slang(usually imperative) to calm down; take it easy
to wait or be kept waiting
Other Word Forms
- coolingly adverb
- coolish adjective
- coolly adverb
- coolness noun
- overcool adjective
- overcoolly adverb
- overcoolness noun
- recool verb
- subcool verb (used with object)
- ultracool adjective
- uncooled adjective
- well-cooled adjective
- ˈǴDZԱ noun
- ˈǴDZ adverb
- ˈǴDZ adjective
- ˈǴDZԲ adverb
- ˈǴDZԲԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of cool1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
No amount of on-paper perfection can match the cool finesse of an ex you never really got over.
“He’s one of the best players in the game, so it’s pretty cool.”
“It was eye-opening because it taught me that the game was cool, and it wasn’t the game that I was upset at. It was the context surrounding the game.”
I’m so lucky that Quinta is like the coolest boss and that she gives me a heads-up for big stories, but I’m never like, “Whaaat?” or “Oh, I feel this ...”
"Not just because there were lots of pianos for sale, but Johnny was in the back recording the coolest bands in Birmingham at the time."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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