Cool definition
(informal) In a casual manner; nonchalantly.
Play it cool.
adverb
(slang) Very good, pleasing, etc.; excellent.
adjective
Not suggesting warmth.
adjective
Marked by calm self-control.
A cool negotiator.
adjective
To become less warm.
Took a dip to cool off.
verb
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To make less warm.
verb
The definition of cool is slightly chilly, but not cold, or a slang term for popular or in style.
An example of cool is typical New England fall weather.
An example of cool is the latest fashionable pair of jeans.
adjective
A cool place, part, or time.
The cool of early morning.
noun
Showing dislike or indifference; not cordial.
A cool manner.
adjective
Calmly impudent or bold.
adjective
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Excellent; first-rate.
Has a cool sports car; had a cool time at the party.
adjective
The state or quality of being cool.
noun
A cool place, time, thing, part, etc.
The cool of the evening.
noun
(slang) Cool, dispassionate attitude or manner.
noun
To make cool or colder.
verb
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(informal) Of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave; considered popular by others.
adjective
Moderately cold; neither warm nor very cold.
adjective
(physics) To reduce the molecular or kinetic energy of (an object).
verb
In a cool manner.
adverb
Knowledgeable or aware of the latest trends or developments.
Spent all his time trying to be cool.
adjective
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Acceptable; satisfactory.
It's cool if you don't want to talk about it.
adjective
(slang) In agreement or accord.
adjective
Not excited; calm; composed.
Cool in an emergency.
adjective
(informal) Emotionally uninvolved; uncommitted; dispassionate.
adjective
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Is it cool if I sleep here tonight?
adjective
(informal) A dismissal of a comment perceived as boring or pointless.
Ok, that's cool man, but I don't care.
Cool story bro.
adjective
(informal) Of a person, not upset by circumstances that might ordinarily be upsetting.
I'm completely cool about my girlfriend leaving me.
adjective
Applied facetiously to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount.
adjective
A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.
In the cool of the morning.
noun
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(literally intransitive) To lose heat, to get colder.
I like to let my tea cool before drinking it so I don't burn my tongue.
verb
(figuratively, intransitive) To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
Relations cooled between the USA and the USSR after 1980.
verb
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(slang) Entire; full.
Worth a cool million.
adjective
Marked by control of the emotions; restrained.
Cool jazz.
adjective
Marked by indifference, disdain, or dislike; unfriendly or unresponsive.
A cool greeting; was cool to the idea of higher taxes.
adjective
Neither warm nor very cold; moderately cold.
Fresh, cool water; a cool autumn evening.
adjective
To become calmer.
Needed time for tempers to cool.
verb
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Composure; poise.
noun
Tending to reduce discomfort in warm or hot weather.
Cool clothes.
adjective
To become cool or colder.
verb
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Of, relating to, or characteristic of colors, such as blue and green, that produce the impression of coolness.
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Giving or suggesting relief from heat.
A cool breeze; a cool blouse.
adjective
To make less ardent, intense, or zealous.
Problems that soon cooled my enthusiasm for the project.
verb
(slang) cool it
- To calm down; relax.
- To stop doing something.
idiom
(informal) cool (one's) heels
- To wait or be kept waiting.
idiom
cool down
- to lower the body temperature, pulse, etc. after vigorous exercise
- to become less heated, passionate, agitated, angry, etc.
idiom
cool it
- to calm down
idiom
cool off
- to calm down
- to lose enthusiasm, interest, etc.
idiom
(slang) cool out
- to make or become relaxed, calm, mollified, etc.Soothing words cooled him out.
idiom
play it cool
- to exercise strict control over one's emotions; stay aloof, unenthusiastic, or uncommitted
idiom
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of cool
- Middle English cole from Old English cōl gel- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English colen, from Old English cōlian (“to cool, grow cold, be cold”), from Proto-Germanic *kōlēną (“to become cold”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to freeze”). Cognate with Dutch koelen (“to cool”), German kühlen (“to cool”), Swedish, häftig (“cool”)kyla (“to cool, refrigerate”). Also partially from Middle English kelen, from Old English cēlan (“to cool, be cold, become cold”), from Proto-Germanic *kōlijaną (“to cool”), altered to resemble the adjective cool. See keel.
From Wiktionary
- From Middle English, from Old English cōl (“cool, cold, tranquil, calm”), from Proto-Germanic *kōlaz, *kōlijaz (“cool”), from Proto-Indo-European *gelǝ- (“cold”). Cognate with Dutch koel (“cool”), German kühl (“cool”). Related to cold.
From Wiktionary