cool

/kuːl/

noun

  1. 1

    A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.

    in the cool of the morning
  2. 2

    A calm temperament.

  3. 3

    The property of being cool, popular or in fashion.

adjective

  1. 1

    Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.

  2. 2

    Allowing or suggesting heat relief.

    Linen has made cool and breathable clothing for millennia.
  3. 3

    Of a color, in the range of violet to green.

    If you have a reddish complexion, you should mainly wear cool colors.
  4. 4

    Of a person, not showing emotion; calm and in control of oneself.

  5. 5

    Unenthusiastic, lukewarm, skeptical.

    His proposals had a cool reception.
  6. 6

    Calmly audacious.

    In control as always, he came up with a cool plan.
  7. 7

    Applied facetiously to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount.

  8. 8

    Of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave; considered popular by others.

  9. 9

    In fashion, part of or fitting the in crowd; originally hipster slang.

  10. 10

    Of an action, all right; acceptable; that does not present a problem.

    Is it cool if I sleep here tonight?
  11. 11

    Of a person, not upset by circumstances that might ordinarily be upsetting.

    I'm completely cool with my girlfriend leaving me.
  12. 12

    Quietly impudent, defiant, or selfish; deliberately presuming: said of persons and acts.

verb

  1. 1

    To lose heat, to get colder.

    I like to let my tea cool before drinking it so I don't burn my tongue.
  2. 2

    To make cooler, less warm.

  3. 3

    To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.

    Relations cooled between the USA and the USSR after 1980.
  4. 4

    To make less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.

  5. 5

    To kill.

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