Overview of noun cool

The noun cool has 2 senses

• cool -- (the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature; "the cool of early morning")


• aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid -- (great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool")

Overview of verb cool

The verb cool has 3 senses

• cool, chill, cool down -- (make cool or cooler; "Chill the food")


• cool, chill, cool down -- (loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm")


• cool, cool off, cool down -- (lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably")

Overview of adj cool

The adj cool has 6 senses

• cool -- (neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat; "a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze")


• cool, coolheaded, nerveless -- (marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional; "play it cool"; "keep cool"; "stayed coolheaded in the crisis"; "the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament")


• cool -- ((color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets; "cool greens and blues and violets")


• cool -- (psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike; "relations were cool and polite"; "a cool reception"; "cool to the idea of higher taxes")


• cool -- ((used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification; "a cool million bucks")


• cool -- (fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept; "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")