cool /kul/
1. the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature; "the cool of early morning"
synset: cool
2. great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"
synset: aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid
1. make cool or cooler; "Chill the food"
synset: cool, chill, cool_down
2. loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"
synset: cool, chill, cool_down
antonym: heat, hot_up, heat_up
3. lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably"
synset: cool, cool_off, cool_down
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"
synset: 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"
synset: cool
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"
synset: cool
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"
synset: cool, coolheaded, nerveless
5. being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine"
synset: all_right, fine, o.k., ok, okay, hunky-dory, cool
6. used of a quantity or amount (especially of money) for emphasis; "a cool million bucks"
synset: cool
7. 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"
synset: cool
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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