cool

Definitions

1. 1superlative

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

2. 2superlative

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

3. 3superlative

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

4. 4superlative

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

5. 5superlative

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

6. 6superlative

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

7. 7noun

   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.

8. 8transitive verb

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

9. 9transitive verb

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

10. 10intransitive verb

    To become less hot; to lose heat.

11. 11intransitive verb

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

12. 12noun

    great coolness and composure under strain

    "keep your cool"

    Synonyms

    aplombassurednesspoise
13. 13noun

    the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature

    "the cool of early morning"

14. 14verb

    loose heat

    "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"

    Synonyms

    chill
15. 15verb

    lose intensity

    "His enthusiasm cooled considerably"

16. 16verb

    make cool or cooler

    "Chill the food"

    Synonyms

    chill
17. 17adjective

    marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional

    "play it cool"

    "keep cool"

    Synonyms

    coolheadednerveless
18. 18adjective

    fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept

    "he's a cool dude"

    "that's cool"

19. 19adjective

    (used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification

    "a cool million bucks"

20. 20adjective

    neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

    "a cool autumn day"

    "a cool room"

21. 21adjective

    psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike

    "relations were cool and polite"

    "a cool reception"

22. 22adjective

    (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets

    "cool greens and blues and violets"