cool
[ kool ]
/ kul /
adjective, cool·er, cool·est.
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 44).
cool it, Slang.
calm down; take it easy.
cool one's heels.
heel1(def 26).
Origin of cool
SYNONYMS FOR cool
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
Words nearby cool
Example sentences from the Web for cooling
While the beans are cooling and drying, melt the butter in a saute pan over medium heat.
Rosina, when she saw me cooling, had no such merciful contraption ready.
Now they stripped down and loudly, laughingly dove into the cooling water.
The commandos want a single garment made of "reactive" fibers that will allow heating and cooling as temperatures vary.
The cooling technique is one of several approaches funded by the Department of Defense in early-stage work.
New 'Suspended Animation' Procedure Saves Lives by Replacing Blood with a Cold Electrolyte Solution |Elizabeth Lopatto |April 2, 2014 |DAILY BEASTCloser examination of the process shows that if p2 is given, a most favourable value of p1 must exist for the cooling itself.
Consequently loss of power by cooling and by incomplete expansion cannot be avoided.
As he turns his head to get a cooling breeze, it brings to his nostrils the smell of the dinner cooking in the village.
Mpuke, Our Little African Cousin |Mary Hazelton WadeWhen these are present the residue in the ignition tube becomes dark on cooling.
The Elements of Blowpipe Analysis |Frederick Hutton GetmanGlycerine, or cold cream, may be used as cooling applications to irritated surfaces.
British Dictionary definitions for cooling
cool
/ (kuːl) /
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
informal
sophisticated or elegant, esp in an unruffled way
informal
excellent; marvellous
adverb
not standard
in a cool manner; coolly
noun
coolness
the cool of the evening
slang
calmness; composure (esp in the phrases keep or lose one's cool)
slang
unruffled elegance or sophistication
verb
(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
See also
cool out
Derived forms of cool
coolingly, adverb
coolingness, noun
coolish, adjective
coolly, adverb
coolness, noun
Word Origin for cool
Old English
cōl; related to Old Norse
kōlna, Old High German
kuoli; see
cold,
chill
Idioms and Phrases with cooling
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