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cool
1 rather cold, often in a pleasant wayThe water was wonderfully cool and refreshing. Store the wine in a cool dry place. Tomorrow it will be cloudy and cool everywhere. Synonyms and related words 1a food that is cool is no longer hotWhen the biscuits are cool, brush them with melted chocolate. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe the state or consistency of food buttery calorific caramelised 1b cool clothes prevent you from feeling too hotHe put on a cool cotton shirt and a pair of shorts. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe clothes 1c cool colours, such as white and blue, give an idea of cold instead of heatThe place was painted in a cool glossy white. Synonyms and related words
General words used to describe colours ablaze a riot of something bleached
2 calm and relaxeda cool and calm atmosphere her cool handling of the situation Synonyms and related words 3 not friendly or enthusiasticThe presidential candidate got a cool reception. Synonyms and related words
Not feeling excited or enthusiastic Synonyms and related words 4 impressive because of being fashionable or attractiveone of Britain’s coolest young designers It’s not considered cool to wear a helmet. Synonyms and related words
Modern and fashionable and up-to-date modern contemporary advanced 4a used for emphasizing how good someone or something isWe had such a cool time at your party. I met this really cool girl last night. Synonyms and related words
Ways of emphasizing how good something is 4b spokenused for agreeing to something or saying that something would be convenient‘We could go to see a film.’ ‘Cool.’ Any time after five would be cool. Synonyms and related words
Ways of saying that you know, understand or agree
5 only before nouninformalused with an amount of money for emphasizing how large it isHe ended up with a cool £50,000. Synonyms and related words 6 cool beans!very informala way of saying great, happy, joy, outstanding, yesWould you like a gift? Cool Beans! What do you think of this? Cool beans! Submitted by:
Margaret C Felux from United States on 23/05/2016 7 be cool with somethingto be very happy with a suggestionYeah, we could stay more-I’m cool with that. Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 12/09/2018 8 cool beansan expression used to show excitement, or sarcastically used to express one’s unenthusiastic feelings“I know you aren’t thrilled...But, give it time, I think you’re going to fall in love with this place...” “Cool beans. Bye.” Submitted by:
LaFemmeNaKitty from United States on 25/09/2017 9 cool, calm and collectedrelaxed; not nervousDoing exercise has helped me to be cool, calm and collected. Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 05/03/2018
cool
1 rather cold, often in a pleasant wayTomorrow it will be cloudy and cool everywhere. The night air was still and beautifully cool. The water was wonderfully cool and refreshing. Store the wine in a cool dry place. Synonyms and related words 1a food that is cool is no longer hotWhen the cookies are cool, brush them with melted chocolate. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe the state or consistency of food buttery calorific caramelized 1b cool clothes prevent you from feeling too hotHe put on a cool cotton shirt and a pair of shorts. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe clothes 1c cool colors, such as white and blue, give an idea of cold instead of heatThe place was painted in a cool glossy white. Synonyms and related words
General words used to describe colors ablaze a riot of something bleached
2 impressive because of being fashionable or attractiveone of America’s coolest young designers It’s not considered cool to wear a helmet. Synonyms and related words
Modern and fashionable and up-to-date modern contemporary advanced 2a used for emphasizing how good someone or something isI met this really cool girl last night. Cara’s taking a really cool art class at the community college. Synonyms and related words
Ways of emphasizing how good something is 2b spokenused for agreeing to something or saying that something would be convenient“We could go to a movie.” “Cool.” Any time after five would be cool. Synonyms and related words
Ways of saying that you know, understand or agree
3 calm and relaxeda cool and calm atmosphere her cool handling of the situation her cool way of handling the situation Synonyms and related words 4 not friendly or enthusiasticThe senator got a cool reception. cool to: The Bush administration officials have been cool to the idea. Synonyms and related words
Not feeling excited or enthusiastic Synonyms and related words 5 only before nouninformalused with an amount of money for emphasizing how large it isHe ended up with a cool $50,000. Synonyms and related words 6 cool beans!very informala way of saying great, happy, joy, outstanding, yesWould you like a gift? Cool Beans! What do you think of this? Cool beans! Submitted by:
Margaret C Felux from United States on 23/05/2016 7 be cool with somethingto be very happy with a suggestionYeah, we could stay more-I’m cool with that. Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 12/09/2018 8 cool beansan expression used to show excitement, or sarcastically used to express one’s unenthusiastic feelings“I know you aren’t thrilled...But, give it time, I think you’re going to fall in love with this place...” “Cool beans. Bye.” Submitted by:
LaFemmeNaKitty from United States on 25/09/2017 9 cool, calm and collectedrelaxed; not nervousDoing exercise has helped me to be cool, calm and collected. Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 05/03/2018
cool1 the coolthe pleasant cool temperature of a place or time of dayWe went for a walk in the cool of the evening. Synonyms and related words
Neither hot nor cold room temperature lukewarm body temperature 2 uncountable the quality of being extremely fashionableShe was the embodiment of cool. Synonyms and related words
Modern and fashionable and up-to-date modern contemporary advanced
keep your cool lose your cool cool1 the coolthe pleasant cool temperature of a place or time of dayWe went for a walk in the cool of the evening. Synonyms and related words
Neither hot nor cold room temperature lukewarm body temperature 2 uncountable the quality of being extremely fashionableShe was the embodiment of cool. Synonyms and related words
Modern and fashionable and up-to-date modern contemporary advanced
keep your cool lose your cool cool
1 cool or cool down intransitive/transitive to become cooler, or to make something coolerAllow the cake to cool completely. We opened the windows to cool the room. Synonyms and related words 2 intransitive if a feeling such as love or anger cools, it becomes less strongLater, when tempers had cooled, they sat down and talked. Her enthusiasm quickly cooled. Synonyms and related words
What feelings and emotions do come over return run away with
Nouns frequently used as subjects of cool ▪ anger, ardour, enthusiasm, love, temper
cool
1 cool or cool down intransitive/transitive to become cooler, or to make something coolerAllow the cake to cool completely. We opened the windows to cool the room. Synonyms and related words 2 intransitive if a feeling such as love or anger cools, it becomes less strongLater, when tempers had cooled, they sat down and talked. Her enthusiasm quickly cooled. Synonyms and related words
What feelings and emotions do
Nouns frequently used as subjects of cool ▪ anger, ardor, enthusiasm, love, temper
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