English adjective: cool | |||
1. | cool neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat | ||
Samples | A cool autumn day. A cool room. Cool summer dresses. Cool drinks. A cool breeze. | ||
Similar | air-conditioned, air-cooled, caller, precooled, water-cooled | ||
See also | cold | ||
Attribute | temperature | ||
Antonyms | warm | ||
2. | cool marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional | ||
Samples | Play it cool. Keep cool. Stayed coolheaded in the crisis. The most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament. | ||
Synonyms | coolheaded, nerveless | ||
Similar | composed | ||
Antonyms | discomposed | ||
3. | cool (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets | ||
Samples | Cool greens and blues and violets. | ||
Similar | cold | ||
Antonyms | warm | ||
4. | cool psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike | ||
Samples | Relations were cool and polite. A cool reception. Cool to the idea of higher taxes. | ||
Similar | unresponsive | ||
See also | cold, unagitated, unemotional, unfriendly | ||
Attribute | emotionalism, emotionality | ||
Antonyms | warm | ||
5. | cool (used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification | ||
Samples | A cool million bucks. | ||
Similar | unqualified | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
Antonyms | qualified | ||
6. | cool fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Similar | fashionable, stylish | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
Antonyms | unfashionable, unstylish | ||
English noun: cool | |||
1. | cool (attribute) the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature | ||
Samples | The cool of early morning. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cold, coldness, frigidity, frigidness, low temperature | ||
2. | cool (attribute) great coolness and composure under strain | ||
Samples | Keep your cool. | ||
Synonyms | aplomb, assuredness, poise, sang-froid | ||
Broader (hypernym) | calm, calmness, composure, equanimity | ||
English verb: cool | |||
1. | cool (change) make cool or cooler | ||
Samples | Chill the food. | ||
Examples | They cool the water | ||
Synonyms | chill, cool down | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ice, quench, refrigerate | ||
Cause | chill, cool, cool down | ||
Antonyms | heat, heat up | ||
2. | cool (change) loose heat | ||
Samples | The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm. | ||
Examples | The water cools | ||
Synonyms | chill, cool down | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
Antonyms | heat up, hot up, heat | ||
3. | cool (change) lose intensity | ||
Samples | His enthusiasm cooled considerably. | ||
Synonyms | cool down, cool off | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||