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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"

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.

4.

Psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike. "A cool reception" , "Cool to the idea of higher taxes"

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.

2.

Loose heat. Synonyms: chill, cool down.

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

... of 1909 a general war seemed imminent; for Slavonic feeling was violently excited in Russia and Servia. But, hostilities being impossible in winter, passions had time to cool. It soon became evident that those States could not make head against Austria and Germany. Moreover, the Franco-Russian alliance did not bind France to act with Russia unless the latter were definitely attacked; and France ...

— The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) • John Holland Rose

... innumerable examples of plants growing luxuriantly in soils and places where no humus exists. The sands of the sea-shore, and the most barren rocks, have their vegetation, and the red-hot ashes which are thrown out by active volcanoes are no sooner cool than a crop of plants ...

— Elements of Agricultural Chemistry • Thomas Anderson

... of their natural productions. These forest brooks, with their clear, cold waters brawling over their sandy or pebbly beds through wild tropical glens, always had a great charm for me. The beauty of the moist, cool, and luxuriant glades was heightened by the contrast they afforded to the sterile country around them. The bare or scantily wooded hills which surround the valley are parched by the rays of the vertical sun. One of them, the Pico do Irura, forms a nearly perfect cone, rising from a small ...

— The Naturalist on the River Amazons • Henry Walter Bates

... with an appreciative sniff. "Hav'n't seen a bit o' that for a long time! Well, then, up comes Mr. Oscard as cool as a cowcumber, and Mr. Meredith he gives a sort of little laugh and says, 'Open that gate.' Quite quiet, yer know. No high falutin' and potry and that. A few minutes before he had been fightin' and cussin' and shoutin', just like ...

— With Edged Tools • Henry Seton Merriman

... patience of a Stoic. Wildcat sat beside him with equal patience. An hour passed, Peegwish dipped a wooden spoon into the pot and tasted. The result was not satisfactory—it burnt his lips. He let the spoonful cool, and tried again. The liquid was marvellously like barley-broth, with which delicacy he was well acquainted. Another hour passed; again he dipped the spoon, and again met with disappointment, for his ...

— The Red Man's Revenge - A Tale of The Red River Flood • R.M. Ballantyne

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