Cool - Definition

adj 1: neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat; "a
cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses";
"cool drinks"; "a cool breeze" [ant: warm]
2: 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" [syn: cool, coolheaded,
nerveless]
3: (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially
of greens and blues and violets; "cool greens and blues and
violets" [ant: warm]
4: 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" [ant: warm]
5: (used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or
qualification; "a cool million bucks"
6: 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"
n 1: the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature;
"the cool of early morning"
2: great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"
[syn: aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid]
v 1: make cool or cooler; "Chill the food" [syn: cool,
chill, cool down] [ant: heat, heat up]
2: loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the
thunderstorm" [syn: cool, chill, cool down] [ant:
heat, heat up, hot up]
3: lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably" [syn:
cool, cool off, cool down]