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COOL definition: 1. slightly cold: 2. slightly cold in a pleasant way: 3. used to describe a temperature that is…. Learn more.
- Cool
COOL meaning: 1. slightly cold: 2. slightly cold in a...
- Down/Off
COOL (SOMEONE/SOMETHING) DOWN/OFF definition: 1. to become...
- Cookware
COOKWARE definition: 1. items such as pans, bowls, knives,...
- Refresh
REFRESH definition: 1. to make someone less hot or tired: 2....
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COOLHEADED definition: 1. having the ability to stay calm...
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- Cool
Of a person, an action, or a person's behaviour: assured and unabashed where diffidence and hesitation would be expected; composedly and deliberately audacious or impudent in making a proposal, demand, or assumption.
If you say that a person or their behaviour is cool, you mean that they are calm and unemotional, especially in a difficult situation. [ approval ] He was marvellously cool again, smiling as if nothing had happened.
From OALD cool used with persons means: not friendly, interested or enthusiastic calm and confident in a way that lacks respect for other people, but makes people admire you as well as disapprove
cool (informal) used to show that you admire or approve of something, often because it is fashionable, attractive, or different: I think their new song's really cool. fantastic ( informal ) extremely good; giving a lot of pleasure: I had a fantastic vacation in Mexico.
Cool person definition: someone admired for their style or attitude. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, related words.
There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun cool, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.