Cool

[kuːl] or [kul]

Definition

(noun.) the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature; 'the cool of early morning'.

(verb.) loose heat; 'The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm'.

(verb.) lose intensity; 'His enthusiasm cooled considerably'.

(verb.) make cool or cooler; 'Chill the food'.

(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.) 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.) (used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification; 'a cool million bucks' .

(adj.) neither warm nor 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' .

Inputed by Camille--From WordNet

Definition

(superl.) Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting coolness.

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

(superl.) Not retaining heat; light; as, a cool dress.

(superl.) Manifesting coldness or dislike; chilling; apathetic; as, a cool manner.

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

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

(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.

(v. t.) To make cool or cold; to reduce the temperature of; as, ice cools water.

(v. t.) To moderate the heat or excitement of; to allay, as passion of any kind; to calm; to moderate.

(v. i.) To become less hot; to lose heat.

(v. i.) To lose the heat of excitement or passion; to become more moderate.

Checked by Gwen

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Somewhat cold, a little cold, moderately cold, not warm.[2]. Unimpassioned, dispassionate, collected, composed, self-possessed, calm, unruffled, undisturbed, sedate, unexcited, placid, quiet, staid.[3]. Indifferent, unconcerned, lukewarm, cold-blooded.[4]. Impudent, shameless.

v. a. [1]. Refrigerate, chill, make cool, reduce the heat of.[2]. Allay, calm, quiet, temper, attemper, moderate, abate, damp.

v. n. [1]. Grow cool, lose heat.[2]. Grow calm, lose ardor, be less zealous.

Edited by Daniel

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Cold, frigid, unimpassioned, calm, indifferent, self-possessed, deliberate,dispassioned, collected, apathetic, composed

ANT:Warm, hot, ardent, eager

SYN:Ventilate, refrigerate, allay, damp, temper, moderate

ANT:Warm, heat, chafe, irritate, excite, inflame

Edited by Lizzie

Definition

adj. slightly cold: free from excitement: calm: not zealous ardent or cordial: indifferent: impudent: colloquially of a large sum of money as 'a cool thousand.'—v.t. to make cool: to allay or moderate as heat excitement passion &c.—v.i. to grow cool.—n. that which is cool: coolness.—n. Cool′er anything that cools: a vessel in which something is cooled—e.g. 'a butter-cooler.'—adjs. Cool′-head′ed not easily excited: capable of acting with composure; Cool′ish somewhat cool; Cool′ly (Spens.) cool.—adv. in a cool manner: indifferently: impudently.—ns. Cool′ness moderate cold: indifference: want of zeal; Cool′-tank′ard a cooling drink of wine and water with lemon-juice spices and borage: a local name of borage; Coolth (dial.) coolness.

Edited by Horace