cool
moderately cold; neither warm nor cold: a rather cool evening.
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.
permitting such a sensation: a cool dress.
not excited; calm; composed; under control: to remain cool in the face of disaster.
not hasty; deliberate: a cool and calculated action.
lacking in interest or enthusiasm: a cool reply to an invitation.
lacking in warmth or cordiality: a cool reception.
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.
Informal. coolly.
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!
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.
to become cool (sometimes followed by down or off): The soup cooled in five minutes. We cooled off in the mountain stream.
to become less ardent, cordial, etc.; become moderate.
to make cool; impart a sensation of coolness to.
to lessen the ardor or intensity of; allay; calm; moderate: Disappointment cooled his early zealousness.
cool down. See entry at cooldown.
cool off, Informal. to become calmer or more reasonable: Wait until he cools off before you talk to him again.
cool out, Slang. to calm or settle down; relax: cooling out at the beach.
Idioms about cool
blow one's cool. blow2 (def. 48).
cool it, Slang. calm down; take it easy.
cool one's heels. heel1 (def. 29).
Origin of cool
1synonym study For cool
Other words for cool
Opposites for cool
1, 3, 4, 7, 8 | warm |
Other words from cool
- cool·ing·ly, adverb
- cool·ish, adjective
- cool·ly, adverb
- cool·ness, noun
- o·ver·cool, adjective
- o·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
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How to use cool in a sentence
Those threats prompted Lozoya to move her family to California for a time until things cooled down, she said in an interview.
An Informant, a Missing American, and Juarez’s House of Death: Inside the 12-Year Cold Case of David Castro | Bill Conroy | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIn comparison, “Ring Off” is almost jarring in its more cooled down, island vibe.
Beyonce’s New “7/11” and “Ring Off” Will Give You Reason to Live (And Dance) | Kevin Fallon | November 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLife seems to have started on Earth almost as soon as the surface cooled off enough to make it possible.
Why Did It Take So Long For Complex Life To Evolve On Earth? Blame Oxygen. | Matthew R. Francis | November 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYour acting career was on fire after Ghost, and then it cooled off.
Tony Goldwyn Tackles Political Scandal Again on ‘The Divide’ | Jason Lynch | July 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut opponents of same-sex marriage say that even in those instances there was détente after passions cooled.
Today we had a heavy thunder-storm, for which we were very grateful, as it cooled the air considerably.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferIt is due to Alan to say that the misfortune of his wounded leg by no means cooled his courage.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1 | VariousHis zeal cooled, and he conjured up a thousand difficulties as they rowed across the bay.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandIt was a fourteen-horse-power engine, water-cooled, and geared with a chain to the propeller.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonIn its ascent the air is cooled, rarefied, and to a great extent deprived of its moisture.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
British Dictionary definitions for cool
/ (kuːl) /
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
informal sophisticated or elegant, esp in an unruffled way
informal excellent; marvellous
not standard in a cool manner; coolly
coolness: the cool of the evening
slang calmness; composure (esp in the phrases keep or lose one's cool)
slang unruffled elegance or sophistication
(usually foll by down or off) to make or become cooler
(usually foll by down or off) to lessen the intensity of (anger or excitement) or (of anger or excitement) to become less intense; calm down
cool it (usually imperative) slang to calm down; take it easy
cool one's heels to wait or be kept waiting
Origin of cool
1- See also cool out
Derived forms of cool
- coolingly, adverb
- coolingness, noun
- coolish, adjective
- coolly, adverb
- coolness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with cool
In addition to the idioms beginning with cool
- cool as a cucumber
- cool down
- cool it
- cool off
- cool one's heels
- cool out
also see:
- keep cool
- keep one's cool
- play it cool
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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