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Cool Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Cool? [n] great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool" [n] the quality of being cool; "the cool of early morning" [adj] marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional; "play it cool"; "keep cool"; "stayed coolheaded in the crisis"; "the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament" [adj] (informal) fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept; "he's a cool dude"; "that's cool"; "Mary's dress is really cool"; "it's not cool to arrive at a party too early" [adj] (informal; of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification; "a cool million bucks" [adj] neither warm or very cold; giving relief from heat; "a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze" [adj] psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike; "relations were cool and polite"; "a cool reception"; "cool to the idea of higher taxes" [adj] (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets; "cool greens and blues and violets" [v] loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm" [v] lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably" [v] make cool or cooler; "Chill the food" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Cool: air-conditioned \| air-cooled \| aplomb \| assuredness \| caller \| chill \| chill \| chilly \| composed \| cool down \| cool off \| cooled \| coolheaded \| cooling \| fashionable \| nerveless \| poise \| precooled \| sang-froid \| self-possession \| stylish \| unfriendly \| unqualified \| unresponsive \| water-cooled Related Terms \| Find terms related to Cool: abate \| abnegation \| above all that \| absolute zero \| abstinence \| ace-high \| affectless \| aguey \| aguish \| air-condition \| air-cool \| algid \| algidity \| allay \| aloof \| anesthetized \| apathetic \| aplomb \| appease \| arctic \| arrest \| arrogant \| assassinate \| assured \| at rest \| audacious \| autistic \| aweless \| awelessness \| backward \| bad \| balance \| balanced \| balanced personality \| bang-up \| bashful \| bitterness \| blank \| bleakness \| blue with cold \| blunt \| bold \| bonzer \| boss \| bracing \| brazen \| bridle \| briskness \| Buddha-like composure \| bully \| bump off \| bumptious \| but good \| calculated \| calm \| calm disposition \| calm down \| calm of mind \| calmness \| catatonic \| chattering \| check \| chill \| chilled \| chilliness \| chilling \| chilly \| chromatic \| cloistered \| cold \| cold as charity \| cold-blooded \| coldhearted \| coldness \| collect \| collected \| colorific \| coloring \| commonsense \| compose \| composed \| composure \| conciliate \| confident \| conservatism \| constancy \| constrain \| constrained \| constraint \| contain \| continence \| control \| controlled \| contumelious \| cool off \| coolheaded \| coolheadedness \| cooling \| coolish \| coolness \| coolth \| corking \| countenance \| crackerjack \| cradle \| crispness \| cryogenics \| cryology \| curb \| curtail \| damp \| dampen \| dandy \| decelerate \| decrease in temperature \| deflect \| defuse \| deliberate \| delicious \| detached \| deter \| dichromatic \| diminish \| disaccordant \| disaffect \| discourage \| discreet \| disdainful \| disincline \| disinterest \| dispassion \| dispassionate \| distant \| distract \| dithery \| divert \| divine \| do in \| dompt \| drugged \| ducky \| dulcify \| dull \| dust off \| dwindling \| ease \| easy mind \| ebbing \| emotionally dead \| emotionless \| enjoin \| equable \| equilibrium \| even \| even out \| evenness \| even-tempered \| even-tenored \| exclusive \| execute \| expectation \| expected \| expecting \| expressionless \| fab \| familiar \| fast \| fastness \| fervorless \| fiducial \| fine and dandy \| finish \| firm \| firm as Gibraltar \| firmness \| forbidding \| forward \| freezing \| freezing point \| fresh \| freshen \| freshness \| frigid \| frigidity \| frosted \| frostiness \| frosty \| frozen \| frozen to death \| gear \| gelid \| gelidity \| gentle \| gentleness \| glorious \| glowing \| golden mean \| govern \| great \| groovy \| guard \| guarded \| halcyon \| half-frozen \| halfhearted \| happy medium \| harmonious \| heartless \| heavy \| hinder \| hold \| hold at bay \| hold back \| hold fast \| hold in \| hold in check \| hold in leash \| hold up \| hubristic \| hunky-dory \| hush \| hushed \| ice \| ice-cool \| iciness \| icy \| icy calm \| immovable \| impartiality \| impassible \| impassive \| impersonal \| impertinent \| imperturbability \| imperturbable \| imperturbation \| impudent \| in equilibrium \| inaccessible \| inclemency \| incompatible \| indifferent \| indispose \| indisturbance \| inexcitability \| inexcitable \| infrigidate \| inhibit \| inhospitable \| inimical \| insolent \| insulting \| insusceptible \| intense cold \| introverted \| invariability \| invigorating \| isolated \| jam-up \| judiciousness \| just dandy \| juste-milieu \| keen \| keenness \| keep \| keep back \| keep from \| keep in \| keep in check \| keep under control \| knock off \| Laodicean \| lay \| lay the dust \| lay under restraint \| lenity \| lessen \| levelheaded \| level-headed \| liquidate \| logical \| low temperature \| lukewarm \| lull \| many-colored \| marvy \| matching \| mean \| meden agan \| medley \| mental composure \| middle way \| mildness \| moderate \| moderateness \| moderation \| moderationism \| modest \| moldering \| mollify \| monochromatic \| monochrome \| monochromic \| motley \| neat \| nerve \| neuter \| neutral \| neutrality \| nifty \| nip \| nippiness \| nippy \| nobby \| nodding acceptance \| nonamazedness \| nonamazement \| nonastonishment \| nonchalant \| nonemotional \| nonmarveling \| nonviolence \| nonwonder \| nonwondering \| nothing in excess \| objective \| obtrusive \| obtuse \| offish \| OK \| okay \| Olympian \| Oriental calm \| out of sight \| out of touch \| overconfident \| overpresumptuous \| overweening \| pacific \| pacifism \| pacify \| passionless \| peace of mind \| peaceable \| peaceful \| peacefulness \| peachy \| peachy-keen \| perfunctory \| philosophic composure \| philosophical \| philosophicalness \| philosophy \| phlegmatic \| pigmentary \| placate \| placid \| placidity \| poise \| polychromatic \| pour balm into \| pour balm on \| practical \| pragmatic \| predictable \| premeditated \| presuming \| presumptuous \| prismatic \| procacious \| prohibit \| propitiate \| prudence \| pull \| pull in \| purposeful \| purposive \| pushy \| put away \| put off \| quell \| quench \| quiescent \| quiet \| quiet mind \| quietude \| rainbow \| rational \| rawness \| reasonable \| reduce \| refresh \| refreshing \| refrigerate \| rein \| rein in \| relaxed \| reliability \| reliable \| remote \| removed \| repel \| repose \| reposeful \| reposing \| repress \| repressed \| reserved \| rest \| restful \| resting \| restrain \| restrained \| restraint \| retard \| reticent \| retiring \| retrench \| rigor \| ripping \| rock \| rock to sleep \| rootedness \| rum \| sane \| sangfroid \| sang-froid \| scrumptious \| secluded \| seclusive \| secure \| secureness \| security \| sedateness \| self-abnegation \| self-absorbed \| self-control \| self-controlled \| self-denial \| self-possessed \| self-restraint \| sensational \| sensible \| sequestered \| sequestrated \| serene \| serenity \| set back \| severity \| shaky \| shameless \| sharp air \| sharpness \| sheltered \| shivering \| shivery \| shrinking \| simmer down \| slap-up \| slow down \| smashing \| smooth \| smooth down \| smooth over \| smoothen \| smother \| snub \| sober \| sober-minded \| sobriety \| solid \| solidity \| solitary \| something else \| soothe \| soothingness \| soulless \| sound \| soundness \| spectral \| spiffing \| spiffy \| spiritless \| stability \| stabilize \| stable \| stable equilibrium \| stable state \| standoff \| standoffish \| steadfast \| steadfastness \| steadiness \| steady \| steady nerves \| steady state \| still \| still as death \| stillish \| stilly \| stimulating \| stoic \| stolid \| strained \| straiten \| stunning \| subdue \| subdued \| subsiding \| substantial \| substantiality \| suppress \| suppressed \| swell \| temperance \| temperate \| temperateness \| tense \| tepid \| tinctorial \| tingent \| toning \| tough \| tranquil \| tranquilize \| tranquillity \| turn aside \| turn away \| turn from \| turn off \| unabashed \| unaffable \| unaffectionate \| unagitated \| unamazed \| unamazedness \| unamazement \| unamiable \| unamicable \| unapproachable \| unastonished \| unastonishment \| unastounded \| unawed \| unbewildered \| uncompanionable \| unconcerned \| uncongenial \| uncordial \| undazed \| undazzled \| undeflectability \| undemonstrative \| under control \| undisturbed \| undumbfounded \| unemotional \| unexcessiveness \| unexcitable \| unexcited \| unexpansive \| unextravagance \| unextremeness \| unfeeling \| unflappable \| unflinching \| unfriendly \| ungenial \| unharmonious \| unheated \| uniformity \| unimpassioned \| unimpressed \| unimpressibleness \| unimpressionable \| uninterested \| uninvolved \| unloving \| unmarveling \| unmoved \| unpassionate \| unperturbed \| unresponding \| unresponsive \| unruffled \| unruffledness \| unshakable \| unshakable nerves \| unshakableness \| unsociable \| unstirring \| unsurprise \| unsurprised \| unsurprisedness \| unsusceptible \| unsympathetic \| untouchable \| untroubled \| unwavering \| unwondering \| uppish \| uppity \| variegated \| ventilate \| via media \| waning \| warm \| wean from \| well-balanced \| with chattering teeth \| withdrawn \| withhold \| without nerves \| wizard \| wonderless \| wonderlessness \| zealless See Also \| alter \| calm \| calmness \| change \| change state \| cold \| cold \| coldness \| composure \| cool \| equanimity \| ice \| low temperature \| quench \| refrigerate \| turn \| unagitated \| undisturbed \| unemotional Cool In Webster's Dictionary \Cool\, a. [Compar. {Cooler}; superl. {Coolest}.] [AS. c[=o]l; akin to D. koel, G. k["u]hl, OHG. chouli, Dan. k["o]lig, Sw. kylig, also to AS. calan to be cold, Icel. kala. See {Cold}, and cf. {Chill}.] 1. Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting coolness. Fanned with cool winds. --Milton. 2. Not ardent, warm, fond, or passionate; not hasty; deliberate; exercising self-control; self-possessed; dispassionate; indifferent; as, a cool lover; a cool debater. For a patriot, too cool. --Goldsmith. 3. Not retaining heat; light; as, a cool dress. 4. Manifesting coldness or dislike; chilling; apathetic; as, a cool manner. 5. Quietly impudent; negligent of propriety in matters of minor importance, either ignorantly or willfully; presuming and selfish; audacious; as, cool behavior. Its cool stare of familiarity was intolerable. --Hawthorne. 6. Applied facetiously, in a vague sense, to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount. He had lost a cool hundred. --Fielding. Leaving a cool thousand to Mr. Matthew Pocket. --Dickens. Syn: Calm; dispassionate; self-possessed; composed; repulsive; frigid; alienated; impudent. \Cool\, n. A moderate state of cold; coolness; -- said of the temperature of the air between hot and cold; as, the cool of the day; the cool of the morning or evening. \Cool\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cooled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cooling}.] 1. To make cool or cold; to reduce the temperature of; as, ice cools water. Send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue. --Luke xvi. 24. 2. To moderate the heat or excitement of; to allay, as passion of any kind; to calm; to moderate. We have reason to cool our raging motions, our carnal stings, our unbitted lusts. --Shak. {To cool the heels}, to dance attendance; to wait, as for admission to a patron's house. [Colloq.] --Dryden. \Cool\, v. i. 1. To become less hot; to lose heat. I saw a smith stand with his hammer, thus, the whilst his iron did on the anvil cool. --Shak. 2. To lose the heat of excitement or passion; to become more moderate. I will not give myself liberty to think, lest I should cool. --Congreve.

Cool Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cool?

[n] great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"
[n] the quality of being cool; "the cool of early morning"
[adj] marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional; "play it cool"; "keep cool"; "stayed coolheaded in the crisis"; "the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament"
[adj] (informal) fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept; "he's a cool dude"; "that's cool"; "Mary's dress is really cool"; "it's not cool to arrive at a party too early"
[adj] (informal; of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification; "a cool million bucks"
[adj] neither warm or very cold; giving relief from heat; "a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze"
[adj] psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike; "relations were cool and polite"; "a cool reception"; "cool to the idea of higher taxes"
[adj] (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets; "cool greens and blues and violets"
[v] loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"
[v] lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably"
[v] make cool or cooler; "Chill the food"

Cool In Webster's Dictionary

\Cool\, a. [Compar. {Cooler}; superl. {Coolest}.] [AS.
c[=o]l; akin to D. koel, G. k["u]hl, OHG. chouli, Dan.
k["o]lig, Sw. kylig, also to AS. calan to be cold, Icel.
kala. See {Cold}, and cf. {Chill}.]
1. Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth;
   producing or promoting coolness.

         Fanned with cool winds.               --Milton.

2. Not ardent, warm, fond, or passionate; not hasty;
   deliberate; exercising self-control; self-possessed;
   dispassionate; indifferent; as, a cool lover; a cool
   debater.

         For a patriot, too cool.              --Goldsmith.

3. Not retaining heat; light; as, a cool dress.

4. Manifesting coldness or dislike; chilling; apathetic; as,
   a cool manner.

5. Quietly impudent; negligent of propriety in matters of
   minor importance, either ignorantly or willfully;
   presuming and selfish; audacious; as, cool behavior.

         Its cool stare of familiarity was intolerable.
                                               --Hawthorne.

6. Applied facetiously, in a vague sense, to a sum of money,
   commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the
   amount.

         He had lost a cool hundred.           --Fielding.

         Leaving a cool thousand to Mr. Matthew Pocket.
                                               --Dickens.

Syn: Calm; dispassionate; self-possessed; composed;
     repulsive; frigid; alienated; impudent.


\Cool\, n.
A moderate state of cold; coolness; -- said of the
temperature of the air between hot and cold; as, the cool of
the day; the cool of the morning or evening.


\Cool\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cooled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Cooling}.]
1. To make cool or cold; to reduce the temperature of; as,
   ice cools water.

         Send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger
         in water, and cool my tongue.         --Luke xvi.
                                               24.

2. To moderate the heat or excitement of; to allay, as
   passion of any kind; to calm; to moderate.

         We have reason to cool our raging motions, our
         carnal stings, our unbitted lusts.    --Shak.

{To cool the heels}, to dance attendance; to wait, as for
   admission to a patron's house. [Colloq.] --Dryden.


\Cool\, v. i.
1. To become less hot; to lose heat.

         I saw a smith stand with his hammer, thus, the
         whilst his iron did on the anvil cool. --Shak.

2. To lose the heat of excitement or passion; to become more
   moderate.

         I will not give myself liberty to think, lest I
         should cool.                          --Congreve.

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