cool

Adjective
  1. Neither warm nor very cold;
    Giving relief from heat (synset 302540350)
    "a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze"
    also: cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
    tells us about: temperature - the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
    similar to:
  2. Marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances);
    Unemotional (synset 300532977)
    "play it cool"; "keep cool"; "stayed coolheaded in the crisis"; "the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament"
    similar to: composed - serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
    same as: coolheaded, nerveless
  3. Inducing the impression of coolness;
    Used especially of greens and blues and violets when referring to color (synset 302542621)
    "cool greens and blues and violets"; "the cool sound of rushing water"
    similar to: cold - (color) giving no sensation of warmth
  4. Psychologically cool and unenthusiastic;
    Unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike (synset 302541827)
    "relations were cool and polite"; "a cool reception"; "cool to the idea of higher taxes"
    also:
    • unagitated - not agitated or disturbed emotionally
    • unemotional - unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion
    • unfriendly - not disposed to friendship or friendliness
    • cold - extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
    tells us about: emotionalism, emotionality - emotional nature or quality
    similar to: unresponsive - aloof or indifferent
  5. Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition (synset 302088253)
    "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    similar to: satisfactory - giving satisfaction
    same as: all right, fine, hunky-dory, o.k., ok, okay
  6. Used of a quantity or amount (especially of money) for emphasis (synset 301920631)
    "a cool million bucks"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    similar to: unqualified - not limited or restricted
  7. Fashionable and attractive at the time;
    Often skilled or socially adept (synset 300974839)
    "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"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    similar to: fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions
Noun
  1. The quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature (synset 105023185)
    "the cool of early morning"
    is a type of: cold, coldness, frigidity, frigidness, low temperature - the absence of heat
  2. Great coolness and composure under strain (synset 104911339)
    "keep your cool"
    is a type of: calm, calmness, composure, equanimity - steadiness of mind under stress
    same as: aplomb, assuredness, poise, sang-froid
Verb
  1. Make cool or cooler (synset 200371065)
    "Chill the food"
    causes: chill, cool, cool down - loose heat
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    subtypes:
    • quench - cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
    • ice - put ice on or put on ice
    • refrigerate - cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator
    same as: chill, cool down
  2. Loose heat (synset 200370517)
    "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"
    is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
    same as: chill, cool down
  3. Lose intensity (synset 200370779)
    "His enthusiasm cooled considerably"
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
    same as: cool down, cool off

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