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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

Noun	1.	coolness - calm and unruffled self-assurance; "he performed with all the coolness of a veteran"imperturbability, imperturbablenesscalmness - a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement
	2.	coolness - the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning"chilliness, niplow temperature, cold, frigidity, frigidness, coldness - the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
	3.	coolness - fearless self-possession in the face of dangernervelessnessfearlessness - the trait of feeling no fear
	4.	coolness - a lack of affection or enthusiasm; "a distressing coldness of tone and manner"chilliness, coldness, iciness, frigidity, frigidnessemotionlessness, unemotionality - absence of emotionstone - a lack of feeling or expression or movement; "he must have a heart of stone"; "her face was as hard as stone"lukewarmness, tepidness - lack of passion, force or animation

coolness

noun1. coldness, freshness, chilliness, nippiness He felt the coolness of the tiled floor.
coldness sunniness, tepidity, warmness2. calmness, control, composure, self-control, self-discipline, self-possession, placidity, level-headedness, imperturbability, sedateness, placidness They praised him for his coolness under pressure.
calmness disconcertion excitement, nervousness, agitation, delirium, perturbation, tenseness, twitchiness (informal), discomposure3. unfriendliness, reserve, distance, indifference, apathy, remoteness, aloofness, frigidity, unconcern, unresponsiveness, frostiness, offhandedness She seemed quite unaware of the sudden coolness of her friend's manner.
unfriendliness warmth, friendliness, responsiveness, sociability, receptivity, cordiality, affability, geniality, amiability, chumminess (informal), receptiveness4. impudence, audacity, boldness, insolence, impertinence, shamelessness, cheekiness, brazenness, presumptuousness, audaciousness The coolness of his suggestion took her breath away.

coolness

noun1. Relative lack of physical warmth:chill, chilliness, cold, coldness.2. A stable, calm state of the emotions:aplomb, balance, collectedness, composure, equanimity, imperturbability, imperturbableness, nonchalance, poise, sang-froid, self-possession, unflappability.Slang: cool.

Translations

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(kuːl) adjective1. slightly cold. cool weather.凉的2. calm or not excitable. He's very cool in a crisis.冷静的3. not very friendly. He was very cool towards me.冷淡的4. (slang) great; terrific; fantastic. Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans! （俚）好，棒极了 verb1. to make or become less warm. The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.使冷却2. to become less strong. His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.使平静下来 noun cool air or atmosphere. the cool of the evening.凉爽ˈcoolly adverb凉爽地ˈcoolness noun凉爽cool-ˈheaded adjective able to act calmly. 头脑冷静的cool down1. to make or become less warm. Let your food cool down a bit!变凉2. to make or become less excited or less emotional. He was very angry but he's cooled down now.平静下来keep one's cool not to become over-excited or confused. If you keep your cool you won't fail.保持冷静lose one's cool not to keep one's cool. 失去冷静

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noun calmness

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noun unfriendliness

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noun relative lack of physical warmth

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noun a stable, calm state of the emotions

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noun a lack of affection or enthusiasm

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