Main entry: cool, poise, sang-froid, aplomb, assuredness
Definition: great coolness and composure under strain
Usage: keep your cool
Main entry: cool
Definition: the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
Usage: the cool of early morning
Main entry: chill, cool, cool down
Definition: loose heat
Usage: The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm
Main entry: cool, cool down, cool off
Definition: lose intensity
Usage: His enthusiasm cooled considerably
Main entry: cool, cool down, chill
Definition: make cool or cooler
Usage: Chill the food
Main entry: nerveless, cool, coolheaded
Definition: marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional
Usage: play it cool; keep cool; stayed coolheaded in the crisis; the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament
Main entry: cool
Definition: fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept
Usage: 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
Main entry: cool
Definition: (used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification
Usage: a cool million bucks
Main entry: cool
Definition: neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
Usage: a cool autumn day; a cool room; cool summer dresses; cool drinks; a cool breeze
Main entry: cool
Definition: psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike
Usage: relations were cool and polite; a cool reception; cool to the idea of higher taxes
Main entry: cool
Definition: (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets
Usage: cool greens and blues and violets