cool

Meanings

• the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
  • "the cool of early morning"
• great coolness and composure under strain
  • "keep your cool"
• make cool or cooler
• loose heat
  • "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"
• lose intensity
  • "His enthusiasm cooled considerably"
• neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
  • "a cool autumn day"
  • "a cool room"
  • "cool summer dresses"
  • "cool drinks"
  • "a cool breeze"
• marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional
  • "play it cool"
  • "keep cool"
  • "stayed coolheaded in the crisis"
• (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets
  • "cool greens and blues and violets"
• 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"
• (used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification
  • "a cool million bucks"
• 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"

Synonyms

aplomb, assuredness, chill, cool down, cool off, coolheaded, nerveless, poise, sang-froid