cool
adj 1: neither warm or very cold; giving relief from heat; "a cool
autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses";
"cool drinks"; "a cool breeze" [ant: {warm}]
2: calm and unemotional; "play it cool"; "he doesn't seem
excited; on the contrary his demeanor is cool and
nonchalant"
3: marked by calm self-control especially in trying
circumstances; "a cool negotiator"; "play it cool"; "keep
cool"; "remained coolheaded in the crisis"; "one of the
most nerveless champions in the history of the tournament"
[syn: {coolheaded}, {nerveless}]
4: (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially
of greens and blues and violets; "cool greens and blues
and violets" [ant: {warm}]
5: psychologically cool; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing
dislike; "relations were cool and polite"; "a cool
reception"; "cool to the idea of higher taxes" [ant: {warm}]
6: (music) restrained and fluid and marked by intricate
harmonic structures often lagging slightly behind the
beat; "cool jazz" [ant: {hot}]
7: (informal) marked by great skill or facility; "cool
maneuvers on the parallel bars"
8: (informal; of a number or sum) without exaggeration or
qualification; "a cool million bucks" [syn: {unqualiied}]
9: disinterested or dispassionate; "made a cool appraisal of
all the issues in the dispute"
10: (informal) very good; "a bully pulpit"; "a cool sports car";
"had a great time at the party"; "you look simply
smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking},
{dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not
bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}]
11: (informal) socially adept; "it's not cool to arrive at a
party too early"
12: feeling or showing no enthusiasm; "a cold audience"; "a cold
response to the new play"; "a cool reply to the
invitation" [syn: {cold}]
n 1: the quality of being cool: "the cool of early morning"
2: great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"
[syn: {aplomb}, {assuredness}, {poise}, {sang-froid}, {self-possession}]
v 1: make cool or cooler; "Chill the food" [syn: {chill}, {cool
down}] [ant: {heat}]
2: loose heat; The air cooled considerably after the
thunderstorm" [syn: {chill}, {cool down}] [ant: {heat}]
3: lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably" [syn: {cool
off}, {cool down}]