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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 | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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