Cool meaning

What does “cool” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“cool” is a noun, verb and adjective with 12 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature.

cool

noun

  1. the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature

    “the cool of early morning”

  2. great coolness and composure under strain

    “keep your cool”

verb

  1. make cool or cooler

    “Chill the food”

    Oppositesheat
  2. loose heat

    “The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm”

    Oppositesheat
  3. lose intensity

    “His enthusiasm cooled considerably”

adjective

  1. neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

    “a cool autumn day”

    “a cool room”

    Oppositeswarm
  2. marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional

    “play it cool”

    “keep cool”

  3. inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets when referring to color

    “cool greens and blues and violets”

    “the cool sound of rushing water”

    Oppositeswarm
  4. psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike

    “relations were cool and polite”

    “a cool reception”

    Oppositeswarm
  5. being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

    “an all-right movie”

    “the passengers were shaken up but are all right”

  6. used of a quantity or amount (especially of money) for emphasis

    “a cool million bucks”

  7. fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept

    “he's a cool dude”

    “that's cool”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University