cool (redirected from Keep Cool)

cool  (kl)

adj. cool·er, cool·est

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. Of, relating to, or characteristic of colors, such as blue and green, that produce the impression of coolness.

6. Slang

a. Excellent; first-rate: has a cool sports car; had a cool time at the party.

b. Acceptable; satisfactory: It's cool if you don't want to talk about it.

7. Slang Entire; full: worth a cool million.

adv.

Informal In a casual manner; nonchalantly: play it cool.

v. cooled, cool·ing, cools

v.tr.

1. To make less warm.

2. To make less ardent, intense, or zealous: problems that soon cooled my enthusiasm for the project.

3. Physics To reduce the molecular or kinetic energy of (an object).

v.intr.

1. To become less warm: took a dip to cool off.

2. To become calmer: needed time for tempers to cool.

n.

1. A cool place, part, or time: the cool of early morning.

2. The state or quality of being cool.

3. Composure; poise: "Our release marked a victory. The nation had kept its cool" Moorhead Kennedy.

Idioms:

cool it Slang

1. To calm down; relax.

2. To stop doing something.

cool (one's) heels Informal

To wait or be kept waiting.

---

[Middle English cole, from Old English cl; see gel- in Indo-European roots.]

---

coolish adj.

coolly adv.

coolness n.

Synonyms: cool, composed, collected, unruffled, nonchalant, imperturbable, detached
These adjectives indicate absence of excitement or discomposure in a person, especially in times of stress. Cool usually implies merely a high degree of self-control, but it may also indicate aloofness: "Keep strong, if possible. In any case, keep cool. Have unlimited patience" B.H. Liddell Hart. "An honest hater is often a better fellow than a cool friend" John Stuart Blackie.
Composed implies serenity arising from self-discipline: The dancer was composed as she prepared for her recital.
Collected suggests self-possession: The witness remained collected throughout the questioning.
Unruffled emphasizes calm despite circumstances that might elicit agitation: "with contented mind and unruffled spirit" Anthony Trollope.
Nonchalant describes a casual manner that may suggest, sometimes misleadingly, a lack of interest or concern: He reacted to the news in a nonchalant manner.
Imperturbable stresses unshakable calmness usually considered as an inherent trait: "A man ... /Cool, and quite English, imperturbable" Byron.
Detached implies aloofness resulting either from lack of active concern or from resistance to emotional involvement: He sat through the service with a detached air. See Also Synonyms at cold.

Our Living Language The usage of cool as a general positive epithet or interjection has been part and parcel of English slang since World War II, and has even been borrowed into other languages, such as French and German. Originally this sense is a development from a Black English usage meaning "excellent, superlative," first recorded in written English in the early 1930s. Jazz musicians who used the term are responsible for its popularization during the 1940s. As a slang word expressing generally positive sentiment, it has stayed current (and cool) far longer than most such words. One of the main characteristics of slang is the continual renewal of its vocabulary and storehouse of expressions: in order for slang to stay slangy, it has to have a feeling of novelty. Slang expressions meaning the same thing as cool, like bully, capital, hot, groovy, hep, crazy, nervous, far-out, rad, and tubular have for the most part not had the staying power or continued universal appeal of cool. In general there is no intrinsic reason why one word stays alive and others get consigned to the scrapheap of linguistic history; slang terms are like fashion designs, constantly changing and never "in" for long. The jury is still out on how long newer expressions of approval such as def and phat will survive.

---

cool

Adjective

1. moderately cold: it should be served cool, even chilled

2. comfortably free of heat: it was one of the few cool days that summer

3. calm and unemotional: a cool head

4. indifferent or unfriendly: the idea met with a cool response

5. calmly impudent

6. Informal (of a large sum of money) without exaggeration: a cool million

7. Informal sophisticated or elegant

8. (of a colour) having violet, blue, or green predominating

9. Informal marvellous

Verb

1. to make or become cooler

2. to calm down

Noun

1. coolness: in the cool of the evening

2. Slang calmness; composure: he lost his cool and wantonly kicked the ball away [Old English cōl]

coolly adv
coolness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cool - the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature; "the cool of early morning" low temperature, cold, frigidity, frigidness, coldness - the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
	2.	cool - great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool" aplomb, assuredness, sang-froid, poise calm, calmness, composure, equanimity - steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"
Verb	1.	cool - make cool or cooler; "Chill the food" cool down, chill alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" quench - cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel" ice - put ice on or put on ice; "Ice your sprained limbs" refrigerate - cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator; "refrigerate this medicine" heat, heat up - make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove"
	2.	cool - loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm" chill, cool down change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" heat up, hot up, heat - gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly"
	3.	cool - lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably" cool down, cool off change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
Adj.	1.	cool - neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat; "a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze" cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer" warm - having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat; "a warm body"; "a warm room"; "a warm climate"; "a warm coat"
	2.	cool - marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional; "play it cool"; "keep cool"; "stayed coolheaded in the crisis"; "the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament" coolheaded, nerveless composed - serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress; "the performer seemed completely composed as she stepped onto the stage"; "I felt calm and more composed than I had in a long time"
	3.	cool - (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets; "cool greens and blues and violets" warm - (color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows; "warm reds and yellows and orange"
	4.	cool - psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike; "relations were cool and polite"; "a cool reception"; "cool to the idea of higher taxes" unagitated - not agitated or disturbed emotionally unemotional - unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion unfriendly - not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take" cold - extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion; "a cold unfriendly nod"; "a cold and unaffectionate person"; "a cold impersonal manner"; "cold logic"; "the concert left me cold" warm - psychologically warm; friendly and responsive; "a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support"
	5.	cool - (used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification; "a cool million bucks" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech unqualified - not limited or restricted; "an unqualified denial"
	6.	cool - fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept; "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" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe"

---

cool

adjective 1. cold, chilled, chilling, refreshing, chilly, nippy << OPPOSITE warm

adjective 2. calm, together (slang) collected, relaxed, composed, laid-back (informal) serene, sedate, self-controlled, placid, level-headed, dispassionate, unfazed (informal) unruffled, unemotional, self-possessed, imperturbable, unexcited << OPPOSITE agitated

adjective 3. unfriendly, reserved, distant, indifferent, aloof, lukewarm, unconcerned, uninterested, frigid, unresponsive, offhand, unenthusiastic, uncommunicative, unwelcoming, standoffish << OPPOSITE friendly

4. unenthusiastic, indifferent, lukewarm, uninterested, apathetic, unresponsive, unwelcoming

adjective 5. (Informal) fashionable, with it (informal) hip (slang) stylish, trendy Brit. (informal) chic, up-to-date, urbane, up-to-the-minute, voguish (informal) trendsetting, schmick Austral. (informal)

adjective 6. impudent, bold, cheeky, audacious, brazen, shameless, presumptuous, impertinent

verb 7. lose heat, cool off << OPPOSITE warm (up)

verb 8. make cool, freeze, chill, refrigerate, cool off << OPPOSITE warm (up)

verb 9. calm (down), lessen, abate

10. lessen, calm (down), quiet, moderate, temper, dampen, allay, abate, assuage

noun 11. coldness, chill, coolness

noun 12. (Slang) calmness, control, temper, composure, self-control, poise, self-discipline, self-possession

Translations

cool [kuːl] adj → fresco (= not hot); tibio (= not afraid); tranquilo (= unfriendly); frío

vt → enfriar

vi → enfriarse;

it is cool [weather] → hace fresco;

to keep sth cool or in a cool place → conservar algo fresco or en un sitio fresco

cool down vi → enfriarse;

(fig) [person, situation] → calmarse

cool [kuːl] adj → frais(fraîche) (= not afraid); calme (= unfriendly); froid(e) (= impertinent); effronté(e);

(inf) (= trendy); cool inv (inf): (= great); super inv (inf)

vt, vi → rafraîchir, refroidir;

it's cool (weather) → il fait frais;

to keep sth cool or in a cool place → garder or conserver qch au frais

cool down vi → refroidir (fig) [person, situation] → se calmer

cool off vi (= become calmer) → se calmer (= lose enthusiasm); perdre son enthousiasme

cool [kuːl] adj → kühl;

(dress, clothes) → leicht, luftig;

(person) (calm) → besonnen: (unfriendly) → kühl

vt → kühlen

vi → abkühlen;

it's cool → es ist kühl;

to keep sth cool or in a cool place → etw kühl aufbewahren;

to keep one's cool → die Ruhe bewahren

cool down cool vi → abkühlen (fig); sich beruhigen

cool [kuːl] adj → fresco/a (= not afraid); calmo/a (= unfriendly); freddo/a (= impertinent); sfacciato/a

vt → raffreddare, rinfrescare

vi → raffreddarsi, rinfrescarsi;

it's cool [weather] → fa fresco;

to keep sth cool or in a cool place → tenere qc in fresco

cool down vi → raffreddarsi;

(fig) [person, situation] → calmarsi

---

cool

adj cool [kuːl]

1 slightly cold cool weather.koelمُعْـتَـدِل البُـرودَه(про)хладенchladnýkøligkühlδροσερόςfrescojaheخنکviileäfraisקָרִירशीतल, ठंडाsvjež, prohladanhűvössejuksvalurfresco涼しい서늘한vėsusvēss; dzestrsdinginkoelkjølig, svalchłodnyfrescorăcorosпрохладныйstudenýsvežsvežsval, kyligเย็นserin涼的холоднуватий, прохолоднийهلكا ٹ‍ھ‍ن‍ڈا، نیم سردmát凉的

2 calm or not excitable He's very cool in a crisis.kalmهـادئ، رابِط الجـأْشспокоенklidnýkold; fattetkühlψύχραιμοςtranquilo, calmado, sereno, relajadorahulikخونسرد و آرامrauhallinencalmeקַר רוּחशांतmiran, staloženhiggadttenangrólegur, kaldurcalmo冷静な침착한ramus, šaltakraujiškasmierīgs; nosvērtstenangkalmrolig, fattet, kald og roligspokojnycalmocalmневозмутимыйpokojnýmirenmiranlugn, kallสงบเยือกเย็นsakin, soğukkanlı冷靜的спокійний, холоднокровнийٹ‍ھ‍ن‍ڈے دل ودماغ کاbình tĩnh冷静的

3 not very friendly He was very cool towards me.koel, kilفاتِـر ، غـيْـر وُدّي، فَـظхладенchladnýkold; køligkühlψυχρός, μη φιλικόςfrío, secojaheسرد؛ غیر صمیمانهviileäfroidקָרִירरूखा, उदासीनbezobrazanközömbösdinginfálegur, kuldalegurfreddo冷淡な냉담한abejingas, šaltasnelaipnsbersikap dinginkoelkjølig, uvennligobojętnyfrioreceнеприветливыйchladnýhladenhladankall, kylig, kallsinnigเย็นชาsoğuk冷淡的неласкавий; непривітнийسرد مهرlãnh đạm冷淡的

4 (slang) great; terrific; fantastic Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!koel, kiefرائِـع (في العاميّـه)екстраúžasný, skvělýsmart; lækker; checket; coolcoolεξαίρετος, καταπληκτικός (λαϊκ.)guay, ¡qué pasada!lahe, šeffخیلی خوب؛ جالبcoolמַגנִיבशानदारmir, spokojnostszuper, állati jóhebatfantastico, favolosoすてきなnuostabus, šaunusforšs, krutshebatte gek, uitstekendkul, tøffświetnyклассно!, супер!skvelý, úžasný, fantastickýkul, supersuperhäftig, coolเจ๋งmükemmel, şahane（俚）好，棒极了чудовий, першокласнийشاندار، بهت اچهاtuyệt vời（俚）好，棒极了

v

1 to make or become less warm The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.verkoel, verkilيُـبَـرِّدохладявам (се)ochladit (se)blive kold; køle; afkøleabkühlenκρυώνω, δροσίζωenfriar(se)jahutama, jahtumaخنک کردن یا شدنviilentää, jäähtyärefroidirלְקַרֵרठण्डा करनाohladiti, postati hladan(le)hűtmendinginkankælaraffreddare冷やす서늘해지다; 서늘하게 하다(at)vės(in)ti, atšal(dy)tiatvēsināt; atdzesēt; atdzistsejukafkoelen(av)kjøle(s), kjølnechłodzić (się), stygnąćarrefecera (se) răciохлаждать(ся)ochladiť (sa)(o)hladiti (se)rashladitikyla[] av, svalkaทำให้เย็นลงserinle(t)mek使冷卻охолоджувати(ся)ٹ‍ھ‍ن‍ڈا هونا يا كرناlàm nguội đi使冷却

2 to become less strong His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.afkoelيَـبْـرُد، يَـهـدَأуспокоявамzchladnout, ochladnoutkøle afabkühlenελαττώνομαι, φθίνωcalmar(se)jahenemaفروکش کردنviiletä, lauhtua(se) refroidirלְצָנֵןक्रोध ठण्डा करनाohladiticsillapodikberkurangminnkaraffreddarsiさめる(감정 등이) 진정되다; 약해지다atvėsti, atslūgtiatvēst; nomierinātiesmenjadi kurangbekoelenkjølne, avtastygnąćesfriara (se) mic­şoraостыватьochladnúťohladiti sesmanjiti sesvalnaทำให้ลดน้อยลง (อารมณ์)yatışmak, sakinleşmek使平靜下來остигатиكمزور هو جاناbình tĩnh lại使平静下来

n

cool air or atmosphere the cool of the evening.koelteبُرودَهпрохладаchladkulde; køligheddie Kühleψύχραfresco, relentejahedusهوای خنکviileysfraîcheurקְרִירוּתशीतलताstudenhűvösségkesejukansvalifresco冷気시원한 공기vėsavēsumsnyamankoeltekjølighetchłódfriagemrăcoareпрохладаchladhladsvežinasvalkaความเย็นserinlik涼爽прохолода; спокійністьهلكا ٹ‍ھ‍ن‍ڈا موسم، نیم سرد فضاkhí mát mẻ凉爽

adv ˈcoolly

koelبِـبُـرودَهхладноchladněkoldt; køligtkühlψυχράtranquilamente, con calmajahedalt, rahulikultبا خونسردی؛ با بی اعتناییviileästi, rauhallisesticalmementבְּקְרִירוּתशान्ति सेsvježhűvösendengan tenang, dinginkuldalegacon calma冷たく서늘하게ramiai, be entuziazmovēsi; mierīgi; nelaipnidengan tenangkoelkjølig; rolig; frekt, overlegentchłodnocalmamentecu calmпрохладноchladnomirnosvežesvalt, kyligt, lugntอย่างไม่เป็นมิตรsakin bir şekilde, oldukça soğuk bir şekilde涼爽地прохолодно; байдужеسرد ب‍ے مهرى س‍ے، جوش ک‍ے بغیرlạnh nhạt凉爽地

n ˈcoolness

koelte, kilteبُـرودَهхладнокръвиеchlad, klidsindsro; fattetheddie Kaltblütigkeitψυχρότηταfrescura, frescor; frialdad; serenidad, sangre fríajahedusخونسردی؛ خنکیviileysfraîcheur; froideurקְרִירוּתशान्तिhladnoćahűvösségkesejukansvali; fáleiki; stillingfresco; freddezza涼しさ서늘함vės(um)a, abejingumas, ramybėvēsums; dzestrumsketenangankoeltekjølighet; kaldblodighet; overlegenhetchłódfrescurarăcoare; răceală; sânge receпрохлада; холодокchladhladnost; mirnostsvežinakylighet, kyla, svalkaความไม่เป็นมิตรserinlik, serinkanlılık涼爽прохолода; холоднокровністьخنكى، هلكى سردىsự lãnh đạm凉爽

adj cool-ˈheaded

able to act calmly. nugter, bedaardبِـهُـدوء، بِـرباطَـة جَـأْشхладнокръвенrozvážný, chladnokrevnýkoldsindig; kolblodigkaltblütigψύχραιμοςsangre fríakülmaverelineآرام؛ خونسردkylmähermoinencalmeקַר רוּחशांतदिमागhladnokrvanhiggadttenangóuppnæmurcalmo冷静な침착한šaltakraujiškasnosvērts; nesatrauktslagak tenangkoelbloedigkaldblodigopanowanycontroladocalmневозмутимыйchladnokrvnýhladnokrvenpribrankallblodig, lugnใจเย็นsakin, soğukkanlı頭腦冷靜的спокійний; холоднокровнийٹ‍ھ‍ن‍ڈے دل ودماغ کاbình tĩnh头脑冷静的

cool down

1 to make or become less warm Let your food cool down a bit!afkoelيَـبْـرُدизстивамvychladnoutkøle; afkøle; køle afabkühlenκρυώνωenfriar(se)jahutama, jahtumaخنک شدنjäähdyttää, jäähtyärefroidirלְהִתקַרֵרशांत होना, शांत करनाohladnjeti(le)hűlmenjadi dinginkólnaraffreddareさめる서늘해지다; 서늘하게 하다atvės(in)ti, atauš(in)tiatdzist; kļūt vēsākammenjadi sejukafkoelenavkjøle(s), kjølnestygnąć, studzićarrefecera (se) răciостыватьvychladnúťohladiti (se)ohladiti sesvalnaทำให้เย็นลงsoğu(t)mak變涼охолоджувати(ся)ٹ‍ھ‍ن‍ڈا هوجاناlàm nguội đi变凉

2 to make or become less excited or less emotional He was very angry but he's cooled down now.bedaarيَـهْـدَأминава (ми)uklidnit (se)dæmpe sig ned; dysse ned; beroligeberuhigenηρεμώcalmar(se)rahustama, rahunemaآرام شدنrauhoittaa, rauhoittuase calmerלְהֵרָגַעशांत होनाsmiriti se(le)hűlmenenangkanróastcalmarsiおさまる진정하다; 진정시키다nu(si)ramintinomierinātiesbertenangtot bedaren brengen, tot bedaren komenroe ned, roes, roe seg nedopanowywać się, ochłonąćacalmara se calmaутихомириватьupokojiť sapomiriti (se)smiriti selugna ner []ทำให้สงบลงsakinleş(tir)mek平靜下來остигатиجوش ٹ‍ھ‍ن‍ڈا پ‍ڑ جاناbình tĩnh lại平静下来

keep one's cool

not to become over-excited or confused If you keep your cool you won't fail.koel bly, kalm blyيَبْـقى هادِئـا، يُحافِظ على رَباطَة جأْشِـهзапазвам спокойствиеzachovat si chladnou hlavubevare fatningen; ikke miste fatningensich nicht aufregenδιατηρώ την ψυχραιμία μουmantener la serenidad/calma, sangre fría mantener lakülma verd säilitamaخونسردی خود را حفظ کردنpitää päänsä kylmänägarder son sang-froidלְהַרגִיעशांत रहनाne uzrujavati semegőrzi nyugalmáttetap tenanghalda stillingu sinnimantenere la calma冷静を保つ냉정을 유지하다išlaikyti savitvardąsaglabāt mierubertenanghet hoofd koel houdenbevare fatningenzachowywać spokójdominar-sea-şi păstra sângele receсохранять спокойствиеzachovať si chladnú hlavuostati mirenostati pribranbehålla sitt lugnควบคุมอารมณ์soğukkanlılığını korumak保持頭腦冷靜не розгубитисяهوش مي‍ں رهنا، جوش مي‍ں ن‍ہ آناgiữ bình tĩnh保持头脑冷静

lose one's cool

not to keep one's cool. opgewonde raakيفْقِـد هُدوءهзаубвам спокойствиеztratit rozvahuikke bevare fatningen; miste fatningendie Beherrschung verlierenχάνω την ψυχραιμία μουperder la serenidad/calmakannatust kaotamaخونسردی خود را از دست دادن؛ برآشفتنmenettää malttinsaperdre son sang-froidלְהִתעַצבֵּןशांति खो देनाizgubiti živceelveszti nyugalmátverða æsturperdere la calmaかっとなる냉정을 잃다prarasti savitvardąsatrauktiestidak bertenangzijn zelfbeheersing verliezenmiste fatningentracić panowanieperder a cabeçaa-şi pierde sângele receвыйти из себяstratiť rozvahurazburiti seizgubiti nerveตื่นเต้น; เอะอะโวยวายsoğukkanlılığını kaybetmek頭腦未保持冷靜розгубитисяجوش مي‍ں آجانا، هوش كهوديناmất bình tĩnh头脑未保持冷静