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Adjective: precooled- Cooled in advance
Adjective: cool (cooler,coolest) kool- Neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
"a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze" - Marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional
"play it cool"; "keep cool"; - coolheaded, nerveless - [informal] Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
- all right, fine, o.k., OK, okay, hunky-dory [informal], alright, jake [N. Amer, Austral, NZ, informal] - [informal] Used of a quantity or amount (especially of money) for emphasis
"a cool million bucks" - [informal] 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" - Inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets when referring to colour
"cool greens and blues and violets"; "the cool sound of rushing water" - Psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly, unresponsive or showing dislike
"relations were cool and polite"; "a cool reception"; "cool to the idea of higher taxes" Verb: cool kool- Make cool or cooler
"cool the food"; "cool down the food"; - chill, cool down - Lose heat
"The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"; - chill, cool down - Lose intensity
"His enthusiasm cooled considerably"; - cool off, cool down Noun: cool kool- The quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
"the cool of early morning" - Great coolness and composure under strain
"keep your cool"; - aplomb, assuredness, poise, sang-froid, sangfroid
See also: air-conditioned, air-cooled, caller, cold, composed, emotionalism, emotionality, fashionable, hip [informal], satisfactory, stylish, temperature, unagitated, unemotional, unfriendly, unqualified, unresponsive, water-cooled Type of: alter, calm, calmness, change, change state, cold, coldness, collectedness, composure, equanimity, frigidity, frigidness, low temperature, modify, turn, unflappability Antonym: warm Encyclopedia: Cool, Cool Water |