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adjective
- 1. of or at a fairly low temperature: "it'll be a cool afternoon" Similar Opposite
- 2. showing no friendliness towards a person or enthusiasm for an idea or project: "he gave a cool reception to the suggestion for a research centre" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a fairly low temperature: "the cool of the night air" Similar Opposite
- 2. calmness; composure: "he recovered his cool and then started laughing at us"
verb
- 1. become or make less hot: "we dived into the river to cool off" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of COOL is moderately cold : lacking in warmth. How to use cool in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Cool.
calm and not worried or frightened; not influenced by strong feeling of any kind: He was very cool when we broke the window, and didn't shout or get mad. stay/keep cool If you have to deal with a difficult customer, try to stay / keep cool (= not become angry or excited). be cool with something informal.
calm and not worried or frightened; not influenced by strong feeling of any kind: He was very cool when we broke the window, and didn't yell or get mad. stay/keep cool If you have to deal with a difficult customer, try to stay / keep cool (= not become angry or excited). be cool with something informal.
When people are cool, they're mellow and in control. Cool has many meanings. When the weather goes from 70 degrees to 50, it cooled off. A winning pool player who starts losing also cools off. Drinking lemonade on a hot day is yet another way to cool off. When you lose your temper, you lose your cool. Hot cookies should cool before you eat them.
Definition of 'cool' cool. (kuːl ) Word forms: cooler , coolest , cools , cooling , cooled. 1. adjective B1. Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low. I felt a current of cool air. The water was slightly cooler than a child's bath. The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. cold.
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.
Definition of cool adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.