Meaning & Definition of Cool in English

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"

1. Make cool or cooler

• "Chill the food"

2. Loose heat

• "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"

3. Lose intensity

• "His enthusiasm cooled considerably"

1. Neither warm nor very cold

• Giving relief from heat

• "A cool autumn day"

• "A cool room"

• "Cool summer dresses"

• "Cool drinks"

• "A cool breeze"

2. Marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances)

• Unemotional

• "Play it cool"

• "Keep cool"

• "Stayed coolheaded in the crisis"

• "The most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament"

3. (color) inducing the impression of coolness

• Used especially of greens and blues and violets

• "Cool greens and blues and violets"

4. 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"

5. (used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification

• "A cool million bucks"

6. 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"