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cool C0621700 (ko͞ol)adj. cool·er, cool·est 1. Neither warm nor very cold; moderately cold: fresh, cool water; a cool autumn evening.2. Giving or suggesting relief from heat: a cool breeze; a cool blouse.3. Marked by calm self-control: a cool negotiator.4. Marked by indifference, disdain, or dislike; unfriendly or unresponsive: a cool greeting; was cool to the idea of higher taxes.5. Of, relating to, or characteristic of colors, such as blue and green, that produce the impression of coolness.6. Slang a. Knowledgeable or aware of the latest trends or developments: spent all his time trying to be cool.b. Excellent; first-rate: has a cool sports car; had a cool time at the party.c. Acceptable; satisfactory: It's cool if you don't want to talk about it.7. Slang Entire; full: worth a cool million.adv. Informal In a casual manner; nonchalantly: play it cool.v. cooled, cool·ing, cools v.tr.1. To make less warm.2. To make less ardent, intense, or zealous: problems that soon cooled my enthusiasm for the project.3. Physics To reduce the molecular or kinetic energy of (an object).v.intr.1. To become less warm: took a dip to cool off.2. To become calmer: needed time for tempers to cool.n.1. A cool place, part, or time: the cool of early morning.2. The state or quality of being cool.3. Composure; poise: "Our release marked a victory. The nation had kept its cool" (Moorhead Kennedy).Idioms: cool it Slang 1. To calm down; relax.2. To stop doing something. cool (one's) heels Informal To wait or be kept waiting.
[Middle English cole, from Old English cōl; see gel- in Indo-European roots.]
cool′ish adj.cool′ly adv.cool′ness n.Synonyms: cool, calm, composed, collected, imperturbable, nonchalant
These adjectives indicate absence of excitement or discomposure in a person, especially in times of stress. Cool usually implies an alert self-possession, but it may also indicate aloofness: "Keep strong, if possible. In any case, keep cool. Have unlimited patience" (B.H. Liddell Hart)."An honest hater is often a better fellow than a cool friend" (John Stuart Blackie).
Calm suggests a serenity achieved through mastery over agitation or inner turmoil: "It was like coming across a bear in the woods: you were supposed to stand still and remain calm, against every impulse" (Cheryl Strayed).
Composed and collected stress self-control brought about by mental concentration: The dancer was composed as she prepared for her recital. The witness remained collected throughout the questioning. Imperturbable and unruffled suggest equanimity in the face of potentially disturbing circumstances: The crises of 1837 shook his previously imperturbable composure (James A. Henretta).
Nonchalant describes a casual manner that may suggest either confidence or lack of concern: "the nonchalant way of loggers with regard to injuries" (Molly Gloss). See Also Synonyms at cold.Our Living Language The usage of cool as a general positive epithet or interjection has been part and parcel of English slang since World War II, and has even been borrowed into other languages, such as French and German. Originally this sense is a development from its use in African American Vernacular English to mean "excellent, superlative," first recorded in written English in the early 1930s. Jazz musicians who used the term are responsible for its popularization during the 1940s. As a slang word expressing generally positive sentiment, it has stayed current (and cool) far longer than most such words. One of the main characteristics of slang is the continual renewal of its vocabulary and storehouse of expressions: in order for slang to stay slangy, it has to have a feeling of novelty. Slang expressions meaning the same thing as cool, like bully, capital, hot, groovy, hep, crazy, nervous, far-out, rad, tubular, def, and phat have for the most part not had the staying power or continued universal appeal of cool.Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | cool it - become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."calm down, chill out, cool off, simmer down, calm, settle downchange state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
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cool itTo calm down or stop. This phrase can be used as an imperative exclamation or as a verb phrase in the middle of a sentence. Cool it! I want you two to stop fighting this instant! My muscles have been really sore, so I'm going to cool it with the weight lifting for a while.See also: coolCool it!Inf. Calm down!; Take it easy! Don't get mad, Bob. Cool it! Cool it, you guys! No fighting around here.See also: coolcool it1. Calm down, relax, as in John was beginning to seethe, but I told him to cool it. [Slang; c. 1950] 2. Stop what one is doing, especially stop talking or behaving conspicuously, as in We'd be wise to cool it until the scandal blows over. It is also used as an imperative, as in Cool it! We'll be in trouble if anyone hears you. [Slang; c. 1950] See also: coolˈcool it (informal) behave in a less aggressive or excited way; calm down: His friends were holding him back and telling him to cool it, but he broke free and punched the barman on the nose.See also: coolCool it! exclam. Calm down! Come on, cool it, man! See also: cool cool it Slang 1. To calm down; relax.2. To stop doing something.See also: coolcool it, toTo calm down. This slangy Americanism emerged about 1950 and caught on rapidly. It is thought to come from the usage of “cool” to mean calm and unflustered. In 1953 E. Gilbert wrote, “Cool it, girl. Nobody’s interested” (Hot and Cool). Related expressions from the same period are to keep one’s cool, meaning to remain calm, and the antonym to lose/blow one’s cool, for losing one’s composure.See also: coolEncyclopediaSeeCOOLcool it
Synonyms for cool itverb become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitationSynonyms- calm down
- chill out
- cool off
- simmer down
- calm
- settle down
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