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adjective
- 1. of or at a fairly low temperature: "it'll be a cool afternoon" Similar Opposite
- 2. showing no friendliness towards a person or enthusiasm for an idea or project: "he gave a cool reception to the suggestion for a research centre" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a fairly low temperature: "the cool of the night air" Similar Opposite
- 2. calmness; composure: "he recovered his cool and then started laughing at us"
verb
- 1. become or make less hot: "we dived into the river to cool off" Similar Opposite
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calm and not worried or frightened; not influenced by strong feeling of any kind: He was very cool when we broke the window, and didn't shout or get mad. stay/keep cool If you have to deal with a difficult customer, try to stay / keep cool (= not become angry or excited). be cool with something informal.
1. : moderately cold : lacking in warmth. The plant grows best in cool climates. 2. a. : marked by steady dispassionate calmness and self-control. a cool and calculating businessperson. b. : lacking ardor or friendliness. a cool impersonal manner. c. of jazz : marked by restrained emotion and the frequent use of counterpoint. d.
adjective. neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat. “a cool autumn day” “a cool room” “ cool summer dresses” “ cool drinks” “a cool breeze” synonyms: cold. having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration. air-conditioned. cooled by air conditioning.
calm and not worried or frightened; not influenced by strong feeling of any kind: He was very cool when we broke the window, and didn't yell or get mad. stay/keep cool If you have to deal with a difficult customer, try to stay / keep cool (= not become angry or excited). be cool with something informal.
cool. (kuːl ) Word forms: comparative cooler , superlative coolest , 3rd person singular present tense cools , present participle cooling , past tense, past participle cooled. 1. adjective. Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low. I felt a current of cool air. The water was slightly cooler than a child's bath.
Cool definition: moderately cold; neither warm nor cold. See examples of COOL used in a sentence.
Definition of cool adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. Neither warm nor very cold; moderately cold: fresh, cool water; a cool autumn evening. 2. Giving or suggesting relief from heat: a cool breeze; a cool blouse. 3. Marked by calm self-control: a cool negotiator. 4. Marked by indifference, disdain, or dislike; unfriendly or unresponsive: a cool greeting; was cool to the idea of higher taxes. 5.
Cool Definition. ko͝ol. cooled, coolest, cooling, cools, cooler. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Adverb. Verb. Idiom. Filter. adjective. coolest, cooler. Moderately cold; neither warm nor very cold. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Tending to reduce discomfort in warm or hot weather.
slightly cold, but not too cold: a cool breeze / day. cool water. Fewer examples. Bathe your eye with cool salty water. A cool drink should refresh you. A cool sea breeze was blowing. I had a plate of sandwiches, washed down with a glass of cool beer. It's fairly cool in the evenings.
