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adjective
1.
moderately cold; neither warm nor cold: a rather cool evening.
2.
feeling comfortably or moderately cold: I'm perfectly cool, but open the window if you feel hot.
3.
imparting a sensation of moderate coldness or comfortable freedom from heat: a cool breeze.
4.
permitting such a sensation: a cool dress.
5.
EXPANDnot excited; calm; composed; under control: to remain cool in the face of disaster.
6.
not hasty; deliberate: a cool and calculated action.
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lacking in interest or enthusiasm: a cool reply to an invitation.
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lacking in warmth or cordiality: a cool reception.
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calmly audacious or impudent: a cool lie.
10.
aloof or unresponsive; indifferent: He was cool to her passionate advances.
11.
unaffected by emotions; disinterested; dispassionate: She made a cool appraisal of all the issues in the dispute.
12.
Informal. (of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification: a cool million dollars.
13.
(of colors) with green, blue, or violet predominating.
14.
COLLAPSESlang.
a.
great; fine; excellent: a real cool comic.
b.
characterized by great facility; highly skilled or clever: cool maneuvers on the parallel bars.
c.
socially adept: It's not cool to arrive at a party too early.
d.
acceptable; satisfactory; okay: If you want to stay late, that's cool.
adverb
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Informal. coolly.
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Cool down
is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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interjection
16.
Slang.
a.
(used to express acceptance): Okay, cool! I'll be there at 10:00.
b.
(used to express approval, admiration, etc.): He got the job? Cool!
noun
17.
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.: in the cool of the evening.
18.
coolness.
19.
calmness; composure; poise: an executive noted for maintaining her cool under pressure.
verb (used without object)
20.
to become cool (sometimes followed by down or off): The soup cooled in five minutes. We cooled off in the mountain stream.
21.
to become less ardent, cordial, etc.; become moderate.
verb (used with object)
Verb phrases22.
to make cool; impart a sensation of coolness to.
23.
to lessen the ardor or intensity of; allay; calm; moderate: Disappointment cooled his early zealousness.
24.
cool down, to bring the body back to its normal physiological level after fast, vigorous exercise or activity by gradually slowing the pace of activity or by doing gentle exercises or stretches.
25.
cool off, Informal. to become calmer or more reasonable: Wait until he cools off before you talk to him again.
26.
Idiomscool out, Slang. to calm or settle down; relax: cooling out at the beach.
27.
blow one's cool. blow2 (def. 43).
28.
cool it, Slang. calm down; take it easy.
29.
cool one's heels. heel1 (def. 26).
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English cole, Old English cōl; cognate with Middle Low German kōl, Old High German kuoli (German kuhl). See cold, chill
before 1000; Middle English cole, Old English cōl; cognate with Middle Low German kōl, Old High German kuoli (German kuhl). See cold, chill
Related forms
cool·ing·ly, adverb
cool·ish, adjective
cool·ly, adverb
cool·ness, noun
o·ver·cool, adjective
EXPANDo·ver·cool·ly, adverb
o·ver·cool·ness, noun
re·cool, verb
sub·cool, verb (used with object)
ul·tra·cool, adjective
un·cooled, adjective
well-cooled, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. See cold. 5. collected, self-possessed, unruffled, placid, quiet. See calm. 7, 8. distant, apathetic, reserved, remote, lukewarm. 23. temper, abate.
1. See cold. 5. collected, self-possessed, unruffled, placid, quiet. See calm. 7, 8. distant, apathetic, reserved, remote, lukewarm. 23. temper, abate.
Antonyms
1, 3, 4, 7, 8. warm.
1, 3, 4, 7, 8. warm.
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Word Origin & History
cool
O.E. col, from P.Gmc. *koluz, from PIE base *gel- "cold, to freeze." The v. form kele (from O.E. colian) was used by Shakespeare, but has been assimilated with the adj. into the modern word. Applied since 1728 to large sums of money to give emphasis to amount. Meaning "calmly audacious" is from 1825.
EXPANDSlang use for "fashionable" is 1933, originally Black English, said to have been popularized in jazz circles by tenor saxophonist Lester Young. Related: Cooling (mid-14c.); coolly (1570s).
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Idioms & Phrases
cool down
Also, cool off.
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Effect a lower temperature, especially of the body following vigorous exercise. For example, After a race the coach makes the entire team do stretches to cool down, or Let's take a dip to cool off. These phrases date from a.d. 1000 with reference to the weather or cooking (as in First let the eggs cool off). The first gained renewed currency with the exercise boom of the late 1900s.
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See cool off, def. 2.
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