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Cool

adjective
(compar. cooler; superl. coolest)
1.
Neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat.  "A cool room" , "Cool summer dresses" , "Cool drinks" , "A cool breeze"  Antonym: warm.
2.
Marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional.  Synonyms: coolheaded, nerveless.  "Keep cool" , "Stayed coolheaded in the crisis" , "The most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament"
3.
(color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets.  Antonym: warm.
4.
Psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike.  "A cool reception" , "Cool to the idea of higher taxes"  Antonym: warm.
5.
(used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification.
6.
Fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept.  "That's cool" , "Mary's dress is really cool" , "It's not cool to arrive at a party too early"
verb
(past & past part. cooled; pres. part. cooling)
1.
Make cool or cooler.  Synonyms: chill, cool down.  Antonym: heat.
2.
Loose heat.  Synonyms: chill, cool down.  Antonym: heat.
3.
Lose intensity.  Synonyms: cool down, cool off.
noun
1.
The quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature.
2.
Great coolness and composure under strain.  Synonyms: aplomb, assuredness, poise, sang-froid.



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"Cool" Quotes from Famous Books



... are particularly trained to do this by our consideration of facts as they exist, and I think it will be recognized by all that we are not in our work or activities bound by any precedent, even if we do learn all that we can from the past; and that we are by nature and training of a cool and calculating disposition, which is surely a thing that is needed in this ...
— Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 • John A. Bensel
... two Pounds of Raisins of the Sun stoned; to this, put the Peel of one large Lemon, and about forty large fresh Cloves: boil all these together, taking off the Scum carefully as it rises; then pour it off into some Vessel to cool, and as soon as it is cool enough to put Yeast to it, work it as you would do Ale for two days, and then tunn it, taking care not to stop the Vessel till it has done Working, and in a Month's time it ...
— The Country Housewife and Lady's Director - In the Management of a House, and the Delights and Profits of a Farm • Richard Bradley
... must discuss to-day is a suitable nest for winter. We cannot occupy the one in the cherry tree much longer, for it is growing windy and cool. Then, too, there must be some home-work planned for each one to report at our meetings," ...
— The Blue Birds' Winter Nest • Lillian Elizabeth Roy
... with the fanatical enthusiasm of his comrades, and certainly more cool and deliberate in his ambition, Bohemond, son of Robert Guiscard, looked to the crusade as a means by which he might regain the vast regions extending from the Dalmatian coast to the northern shores ...
— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 5 • Various
... Cool, grave, and tranquil, Lawrence took her hand. "Clara is dead." He felt her trembling, and found a form of consolation which would have been slow to occur to his unprompted fancy. "Better so, isn't it? She wouldn't have been very happy after her ...
— Nightfall • Anthony Pryde


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