Synonyms: cool, poise, sang-froid, aplomb, assuredness
Definition: great coolness and composure under strain
Usage: keep your cool
Similar words: equanimity, composure, calm, calmness
Definition: steadiness of mind under stress
Usage: he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity
Synonyms: cool
Definition: the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
Usage: the cool of early morning
Similar words: cold, coldness, frigidity, frigidness, low temperature
Definition: the absence of heat
Usage: the coldness made our breath visible; come in out of the cold; cold is a vasoconstrictor
Synonyms: chill, cool, cool down
Definition: loose heat
Usage: The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm
Similar words: turn, change state
Definition: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Usage: We turned from Socialism to Capitalism; The people turned against the President when he stole the election
Synonyms: cool, cool down, cool off
Definition: lose intensity
Usage: His enthusiasm cooled considerably
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: cool, cool down, chill
Definition: make cool or cooler
Usage: Chill the food
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: composed
Definition: serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
Usage: the performer seemed completely composed as she stepped onto the stage; I felt calm and more composed than I had in a long time
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: fashionable, stylish
Definition: being or in accordance with current social fashions
Usage: fashionable clothing; the fashionable side of town; a fashionable cafe
Synonyms: cool
Definition: (used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification
Usage: a cool million bucks
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: air-conditioned
Definition: cooled by air conditioning
Similar words: air-cooled
Definition: cooled by a flow of air
Usage: an air-cooled engine
Similar words: caller
Definition: providing coolness
Usage: a cooling breeze; `caller' is a Scottish term as in `a caller breeze'
Similar words: precooled
Definition: cooled in advance
Similar words: water-cooled
Definition: kept cool or designed to be kept cool by means of water especially circulating water
Usage: a water-cooled engine
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: unresponsive
Definition: aloof or indifferent
Usage: was unresponsive to her passionate advances
Synonyms: cool
Definition: (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets
Usage: cool greens and blues and violets