cooler

/ˈkuːl.ə(ɹ)/

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.

noun

  1. 1

    Anything which cools.

  2. 2

    An insulated bin or box used with ice or freezer packs to keep food or beverages cold while picnicking or camping.

  3. 3

    A device for refrigerating dead bodies in a morgue.

  4. 4

    A mixed drink, especially one served chilled.

    They served wine coolers in the afternoon.
  5. 5

    A prison.

  6. 6

    A cold deck.

  7. 7

    A bouncer or doorman.

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