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cool
(k/u/l )

adjective (a)

  • neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat(adj.all)
    Example:
    A cool autumn day.
    A cool room.
    Cool summer dresses.
    Cool drinks.
    A cool breeze.
    Antonym:
    warm
    source: wordnet30
  • (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets(adj.all)
    Example:
    Cool greens and blues and violets.
    source: wordnet30
  • psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike(adj.all)
    Example:
    Relations were cool and polite.
    A cool reception.
    Cool to the idea of higher taxes.
    source: wordnet30
  • Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting coolness.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    The cool of early morning.
    source: wordnet30
  • great coolness and composure under strain(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    Keep your cool.
    Synonym:
    aplomb, assuredness, poise, sang-froid
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional(adj.all)
    Example:
    Play it cool.
    Keep cool.
    Stayed coolheaded in the crisis.
    Synonym:
    coolheaded, nerveless
    source: wordnet30
  • (used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification(adj.all)
    Example:
    A cool million bucks.
    source: wordnet30
  • fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept(adj.all)
    Example:
    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.
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • make cool or cooler(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    chill, cool down
    Antonym:
    heat, heat up
    source: wordnet30
  • loose heat(verb.change)
    Example:
    The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm.
    Antonym:
    heat, heat up, hot up
    source: wordnet30
  • lose intensity(verb.change)
    Example:
    His enthusiasm cooled considerably.
    Synonym:
    cool down, cool off
    source: wordnet30
  • To make cool or cold; to reduce the temperature of; as, ice cools water.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To become less hot; to lose heat.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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