cool (k l)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. Idioms: 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). 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 c  l; see gel- in Indo-European roots.]cool  ish adj.cool ly adv.cool ness 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
coolness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" 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" 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" |
| 2. | cool - loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm" 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" | |
| 3. | cool - lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably" 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" 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 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
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)
verb 7. lose heat, cool off << OPPOSITE warm (up)
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;
cool down vi → enfriarse;
(fig) [person, situation] → calmarse
cool [kuːl] adj → frais(fraîche) (= not afraid); calme (= unfriendly); froid(e) (= impertinent); effronté(e);
vt, vi → rafraîchir, refroidir;
cool off vi (= become calmer) → se calmer (= lose enthusiasm); perdre son enthousiasme
cool [kuːl] adj → kühl;
vt → kühlen
vi → abkühlen;
to keep sth cool or in a cool place → etw kühl aufbewahren;
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;
cool down vi → raffreddarsi;
(fig) [person, situation] → calmarsi
adj cool [kuːl]
1 slightly cold cool weather. koel مُعْـتَـدِل البُـرودَه (про)хладен chladný kølig kühl δροσερός fresco jahe خنک viileä frais קָרִיר शीतल, ठंडा svjež, prohladan hűvös sejuk svalur fresco 涼しい 서늘한 vėsus vēss; dzestrs dingin koel kjølig, sval chłodny fresco răcoros прохладный studený svež svež sval, kylig เย็น serin 涼的 холоднуватий, прохолодний هلكا ٹھنڈا، نیم سرد mát 凉的
2 calm or not excitable He's very cool in a crisis. kalm هـادئ، رابِط الجـأْش спокоен klidný kold; fattet kühl ψύχραιμος tranquilo, calmado, sereno, relajado rahulik خونسرد و آرام rauhallinen calme קַר רוּח शांत miran, staložen higgadt tenang rólegur, kaldur calmo 冷静な 침착한 ramus, šaltakraujiškas mierīgs; nosvērts tenang kalm rolig, fattet, kald og rolig spokojny calmo calm невозмутимый pokojný miren miran lugn, kall สงบเยือกเย็น sakin, soğukkanlı 冷靜的 спокійний, холоднокровний ٹھنڈے دل ودماغ کا bình tĩnh 冷静的
3 not very friendly He was very cool towards me. koel, kil فاتِـر ، غـيْـر وُدّي، فَـظ хладен chladný kold; kølig kühl ψυχρός, μη φιλικός frío, seco jahe سرد؛ غیر صمیمانه viileä froid קָרִיר रूखा, उदासीन bezobrazan közömbös dingin fálegur, kuldalegur freddo 冷淡な 냉담한 abejingas, šaltas nelaipns bersikap dingin koel kjølig, uvennlig obojętny frio rece неприветливый chladný hladen hladan kall, kylig, kallsinnig เย็นชา soğuk 冷淡的 неласкавий; непривітний سرد مهر lãnh đạm 冷淡的
4 (slang) great; terrific; fantastic Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans! koel, kief رائِـع (في العاميّـه) екстра úžasný, skvělý smart; lækker; checket; cool cool εξαίρετος, καταπληκτικός (λαϊκ.) guay, ¡qué pasada! lahe, šeff خیلی خوب؛ جالب cool מַגנִיב शानदार mir, spokojnost szuper, állati jó hebat fantastico, favoloso すてきな nuostabus, šaunus foršs, kruts hebat te gek, uitstekend kul, tøff świetny классно!, супер! skvelý, úžasný, fantastický kul, super super häftig, cool เจ๋ง mükemmel, şahane （俚）好，棒极了 чудовий, першокласний شاندار، بهت اچها tuyệt 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, verkil يُـبَـرِّد охладявам (се) ochladit (se) blive kold; køle; afkøle abkühlen κρυώνω, δροσίζω enfriar(se) jahutama, jahtuma خنک کردن یا شدن viilentää, jäähtyä refroidir לְקַרֵר ठण्डा करना ohladiti, postati hladan (le)hűt mendinginkan kæla raffreddare 冷やす 서늘해지다; 서늘하게 하다 (at)vės(in)ti, atšal(dy)ti atvēsināt; atdzesēt; atdzist sejuk afkoelen (av)kjøle(s), kjølne chłodzić (się), stygnąć arrefecer a (se) răci охлаждать(ся) ochladiť (sa) (o)hladiti (se) rashladiti kyla[] av, svalka ทำให้เย็นลง serinle(t)mek 使冷卻 охолоджувати(ся) ٹھنڈا هونا يا كرنا làm nguội đi 使冷却
2 to become less strong His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled. afkoel يَـبْـرُد، يَـهـدَأ успокоявам zchladnout, ochladnout køle af abkühlen ελαττώνομαι, φθίνω calmar(se) jahenema فروکش کردن viiletä, lauhtua (se) refroidir לְצָנֵן क्रोध ठण्डा करना ohladiti csillapodik berkurang minnka raffreddarsi さめる (감정 등이) 진정되다; 약해지다 atvėsti, atslūgti atvēst; nomierināties menjadi kurang bekoelen kjølne, avta stygnąć esfriar a (se) micşora остывать ochladnúť ohladiti se smanjiti se svalna ทำให้ลดน้อยลง (อารมณ์) yatışmak, sakinleşmek 使平靜下來 остигати كمزور هو جانا bình tĩnh lại 使平静下来
n
cool air or atmosphere the cool of the evening. koelte بُرودَه прохлада chlad kulde; kølighed die Kühle ψύχρα fresco, relente jahedus هوای خنک viileys fraîcheur קְרִירוּת शीतलता studen hűvösség kesejukan svali fresco 冷気 시원한 공기 vėsa vēsums nyaman koelte kjølighet chłód friagem răcoare прохлада chlad hlad svežina svalka ความเย็น serinlik 涼爽 прохолода; спокійність هلكا ٹھنڈا موسم، نیم سرد فضا khí mát mẻ 凉爽
adv coolly
koel بِـبُـرودَه хладно chladně koldt; køligt kühl ψυχρά tranquilamente, con calma jahedalt, rahulikult با خونسردی؛ با بی اعتنایی viileästi, rauhallisesti calmement בְּקְרִירוּת शान्ति से svjež hűvösen dengan tenang, dingin kuldalega con calma 冷たく 서늘하게 ramiai, be entuziazmo vēsi; mierīgi; nelaipni dengan tenang koel kjølig; rolig; frekt, overlegent chłodno calmamente cu calm прохладно chladno mirno sveže svalt, kyligt, lugnt อย่างไม่เป็นมิตร sakin bir şekilde, oldukça soğuk bir şekilde 涼爽地 прохолодно; байдуже سرد بے مهرى سے، جوش کے بغیر lạnh nhạt 凉爽地
n coolness
koelte, kilte بُـرودَه хладнокръвие chlad, klid sindsro; fattethed die Kaltblütigkeit ψυχρότητα frescura, frescor; frialdad; serenidad, sangre fría jahedus خونسردی؛ خنکی viileys fraîcheur; froideur קְרִירוּת शान्ति hladnoća hűvösség kesejukan svali; fáleiki; stilling fresco; freddezza 涼しさ 서늘함 vės(um)a, abejingumas, ramybė vēsums; dzestrums ketenangan koelte kjølighet; kaldblodighet; overlegenhet chłód frescura răcoare; răceală; sânge rece прохлада; холодок chlad hladnost; mirnost svežina kylighet, kyla, svalka ความไม่เป็นมิตร serinlik, serinkanlılık 涼爽 прохолода; холоднокровність خنكى، هلكى سردى sự lãnh đạm 凉爽
adj cool-ˈheaded
able to act calmly. nugter, bedaard بِـهُـدوء، بِـرباطَـة جَـأْش хладнокръвен rozvážný, chladnokrevný koldsindig; kolblodig kaltblütig ψύχραιμος sangre fría külmavereline آرام؛ خونسرد kylmähermoinen calme קַר רוּח शांतदिमाग hladnokrvan higgadt tenang óuppnæmur calmo 冷静な 침착한 šaltakraujiškas nosvērts; nesatraukts lagak tenang koelbloedig kaldblodig opanowany controlado calm невозмутимый chladnokrvný hladnokrven pribran kallblodig, lugn ใจเย็น sakin, soğukkanlı 頭腦冷靜的 спокійний; холоднокровний ٹھنڈے دل ودماغ کا bình tĩnh 头脑冷静的
cool down
1 to make or become less warm Let your food cool down a bit! afkoel يَـبْـرُد изстивам vychladnout køle; afkøle; køle af abkühlen κρυώνω enfriar(se) jahutama, jahtuma خنک شدن jäähdyttää, jäähtyä refroidir לְהִתקַרֵר शांत होना, शांत करना ohladnjeti (le)hűl menjadi dingin kólna raffreddare さめる 서늘해지다; 서늘하게 하다 atvės(in)ti, atauš(in)ti atdzist; kļūt vēsākam menjadi sejuk afkoelen avkjøle(s), kjølne stygnąć, studzić arrefecer a (se) răci остывать vychladnúť ohladiti (se) ohladiti se svalna ทำให้เย็นลง soğu(t)mak 變涼 охолоджувати(ся) ٹھنڈا هوجانا làm nguội đi 变凉
2 to make or become less excited or less emotional He was very angry but he's cooled down now. bedaar يَـهْـدَأ минава (ми) uklidnit (se) dæmpe sig ned; dysse ned; berolige beruhigen ηρεμώ calmar(se) rahustama, rahunema آرام شدن rauhoittaa, rauhoittua se calmer לְהֵרָגַע शांत होना smiriti se (le)hűl menenangkan róast calmarsi おさまる 진정하다; 진정시키다 nu(si)raminti nomierināties bertenang tot bedaren brengen, tot bedaren komen roe ned, roes, roe seg ned opanowywać się, ochłonąć acalmar a se calma утихомиривать upokojiť sa pomiriti (se) smiriti se lugna ner [] ทำให้สงบลง sakinleş(tir)mek 平靜下來 остигати جوش ٹھنڈا پڑ جانا bình 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 bly يَبْـقى هادِئـا، يُحافِظ على رَباطَة جأْشِـه запазвам спокойствие zachovat si chladnou hlavu bevare fatningen; ikke miste fatningen sich nicht aufregen διατηρώ την ψυχραιμία μου mantener la serenidad/calma, mantener la sangre fría külma verd säilitama خونسردی خود را حفظ کردن pitää päänsä kylmänä garder son sang-froid לְהַרגִיע शांत रहना ne uzrujavati se megőrzi nyugalmát tetap tenang halda stillingu sinni mantenere la calma 冷静を保つ 냉정을 유지하다 išlaikyti savitvardą saglabāt mieru bertenang het hoofd koel houden bevare fatningen zachowywać spokój dominar-se a-şi păstra sângele rece сохранять спокойствие zachovať si chladnú hlavu ostati miren ostati pribran behålla sitt lugn ควบคุมอารมณ์ soğukkanlılığını korumak 保持頭腦冷靜 не розгубитися هوش ميں رهنا، جوش ميں نہ آنا giữ bình tĩnh 保持头脑冷静
lose one's cool
not to keep one's cool. opgewonde raak يفْقِـد هُدوءه заубвам спокойствие ztratit rozvahu ikke bevare fatningen; miste fatningen die Beherrschung verlieren χάνω την ψυχραιμία μου perder la serenidad/calma kannatust kaotama خونسردی خود را از دست دادن؛ برآشفتن menettää malttinsa perdre son sang-froid לְהִתעַצבֵּן शांति खो देना izgubiti živce elveszti nyugalmát verða æstur perdere la calma かっとなる 냉정을 잃다 prarasti savitvardą satraukties tidak bertenang zijn zelfbeheersing verliezen miste fatningen tracić panowanie perder a cabeça a-şi pierde sângele rece выйти из себя stratiť rozvahu razburiti se izgubiti nerve ตื่นเต้น; เอะอะโวยวาย soğukkanlılığını kaybetmek 頭腦未保持冷靜 розгубитися جوش ميں آجانا، هوش كهودينا mất bình tĩnh 头脑未保持冷静
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