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.
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 or off): 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.
Verb Phrases
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.
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 for cool
blow one's cool. blow2 (def. 48).
cool it, Slang. calm down; take it easy.
cool one's heels. heel1 (def. 26).
Origin of cool
before 1000; Middle English cole,Old English cōl; cognate with Middle Low German kōl,Old High German kuoli (German kuhl). See cold, chill
o·ver·cool,adjectiveo·ver·cool·ly,adverbo·ver·cool·ness,nounre·cool,verbsub·cool,verb (used with object)ul·tra·cool,adjectiveun·cooled,adjectivewell-cooled,adjective
Words nearby cool
cooktop, Cooktown orchid, cook up, cookware, cook with gas, cool, coolabah, coolamon, coolant, cool as a cucumber, cool bag
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