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1. (adj.) cool
moderately cold; neither warm nor cold.
2. cool
imparting a sensation of coolness:
a cool breeze.
3. cool
permitting relief from heat:
a cool dress.
4. cool
not excited; calm:
remained cool in the face of disaster.
5. cool
not hasty; deliberate:
a cool and calculated action.
6. cool
lacking in interest or enthusiasm:
a cool reply to an invitation.
7. cool
lacking in cordiality:
a cool reception.
8. cool
calmly audacious or impudent:
a cool lie.
9. cool
unresponsive; indifferent:
cool to his passionate advances.
10. cool
Informal. not exaggerated or qualified:
a cool million dollars.
11. cool
(of colors) having green, blue, or violet predominating.
12. cool
Slang.
13. cool
great; excellent.
14. cool
highly skilled; adept:
cool maneuvers on the parallel bars.
15. cool
socially adept:
It's not cool to arrive at a party too early.
16. (adv.) cool
Informal. coolly:
play it cool.
17. (n.) cool
a cool part, place, or time:
in the cool of the evening.
18. cool
calmness; composure; poise:
maintaining her cool under pressure.
19. (v.i.) cool
to become cool:
cooled off in the mountain stream.
20. cool
to become less ardent or cordial.
21. (v.t.) cool
to make cool; impart a sensation of coolness to.
22. cool
to lessen the ardor or intensity of:
Disappointment cooled his enthusiasm.
23. cool
Slang. calm down.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME cole, OE cōl, c. MLG kōl, OHG kuoli. See cold , chill)
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| Definition of 'COOL' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) cool
the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
"the cool of early morning"
2. (adj) aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid
great coolness and composure under strain
"keep your cool"
3. (adj) cool
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
"a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze"
4. (adj) cool, coolheaded, nerveless
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"
5. (adj) cool
(color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets
"cool greens and blues and violets"
6. (adj) cool
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"
7. (adj) cool
(used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification
"a cool million bucks"
8. (verb) cool
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"
9. (verb) cool, chill, cool down
make cool or cooler
"Chill the food"
10. (verb) cool, chill, cool down
loose heat
"The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"
11. (verb) cool, cool off, cool down
lose intensity
"His enthusiasm cooled considerably"
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1. (adjective) cool
≠ warm
a cool breeze/night
2. cool
very good or fashionable
His new phone is so cool.; really cool people
3. cool
calm and composed
Everybody stay cool.
4. cool
not very friendly or encouraging
a cool reception/greeting
5. (verb) cool
to become or make colder
Wait until the mixture cools.; Cool the dough in the refrigerator.
6. cool
to become less friendly or less intense
Our friendship has cooled in recent months.
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| Definition of 'COOL' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) COOL
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
2. COOL
moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting coolness
3. COOL
not ardent, warm, fond, or passionate; not hasty; deliberate; exercising self-control; self-possessed; dispassionate; indifferent; as, a cool lover; a cool debater
4. COOL
not retaining heat; light; as, a cool dress
5. COOL
manifesting coldness or dislike; chilling; apathetic; as, a cool manner
6. COOL
quietly impudent; negligent of propriety in matters of minor importance, either ignorantly or willfully; presuming and selfish; audacious; as, cool behavior
7. COOL
applied facetiously, in a vague sense, to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount
8. (verb) COOL
to make cool or cold; to reduce the temperature of; as, ice cools water
9. (verb) COOL
to moderate the heat or excitement of; to allay, as passion of any kind; to calm; to moderate
10. (verb) COOL
to become less hot; to lose heat
11. (verb) COOL
to lose the heat of excitement or passion; to become more moderate
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Sense: slightly cold
cool weather.
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 Afrikaans: koel |
 Arabic: مُعْـتَـدِل البُـرودَه |
 Bulgarian: (про)хладен |
 Brazilian: fresco |
 Czech: chladný |
 German: kühl |
 Danish: kølig |
 Greek: δροσερός |
 Spanish: fresco |
 Estonian: jahe |
 Farsi: خنک |
 Finnish: viileä |
 French: frais |
 Hebrew: קָרִיר |
 Hindi: शीतल, ठंडा |
 Croatian: svjež, prohladan |
 Hungarian: hűvös |
 Indonesian: sejuk |
 Icelandic: svalur |
 Italian: fresco |
 Japanese: 涼しい |
 Korean: 서늘한 |
 Lithuanian: vėsus |
 Latvian: vēss; dzestrs |
 Malay: dingin |
 Dutch: koel |
 Norwegian: kjølig, sval |
 Polish: chłodny |
 Persian: خنک |
 Pashto: یخ |
 Portuguese: fresco |
 Romanian: răcoros |
 Russian: прохладный |
 Slovak: studený |
 Slovenian: svež |
 Serbian: svež |
 Swedish: sval, kylig |
 Thai: เย็น |
 Turkish: serin |
 Taiwanese: 涼的 |
 Ukrainian: холоднуватий, прохолодний |
 Urdu: هلكا ٹھنڈا، نیم سرد |
 Vietnamese: mát |
 Chinese: 凉的 |
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