Cool

Cool
Cool Cool, v. i. 1. To become less hot; to lose heat. [1913 Webster]

I saw a smith stand with his hammer, thus, the whilst his iron did on the anvil cool. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. To lose the heat of excitement or passion; to become more moderate. [1913 Webster]

I will not give myself liberty to think, lest I should cool. --Congreve. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • cool — cool …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • cool — [ kul ] adj. inv. • 1952; mot angl. « frais » 1 ♦ Jazz cool, aux sonorités douces (par oppos. à hot) . 2 ♦ (v. 1970) Fam. (Personnes) Calme et détendu. ⇒ relax. Il a des parents cool. Baba (3.) cool. Interj. Cool, Raoul ! du calme, pas d… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • cool — [ko͞ol] adj. [ME & OE col < IE base * gel , cold, to freeze > CHILL, COLD, L gelu] 1. moderately cold; neither warm nor very cold 2. tending to reduce discomfort in warm or hot weather [cool clothes] 3. a) …   English World dictionary

  • COOL — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Cool, qui signifie littéralement « frais » en anglais, peut faire référence à : Sommaire 1 Localité 2 Musique et radio …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Cool — (auch Coolness; von engl.: cool = kühl, kalt) ist ein ursprünglich jugendsprachlicher Begriff, der in die Umgangssprache eingegangen ist. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Wortbedeutung 2 Siehe auch 3 Literatur …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • cool — cool; cool·ant; cool·ing·ly; cool·ish; cool·ly; cool·ness; in·ter·cool; in·ter·cool·er; pre·cool; re·cool; sub·cool; un·cool; su·per·cool; …   English syllables

  • Cool — Cool, a. [Compar. {Cooler}; superl. {Coolest}.] [AS. c[=o]l; akin to D. koel, G. k[ u]hl, OHG. chouli, Dan. k[ o]lig, Sw. kylig, also to AS. calan to be cold, Icel. kala. See {Cold}, and cf. {Chill}.] 1. Moderately cold; between warm and cold;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cool — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or at a fairly low temperature. 2) keeping one from becoming too hot. 3) unfriendly or unenthusiastic. 4) free from anxiety or excitement: he kept a cool head . 5) (of jazz) restrained and relaxed. 6) informal fashionably… …   English terms dictionary

  • Cool C — Background information Birth name Christopher Roney Born December 15, 1969 (1969 12 15) (age 41) …   Wikipedia

  • cool — 1 chilly, *cold, frigid, freezing, frosty, gelid, icy, glacial, arctic Antonyms: warm 2 Cool, composed, collected, unruffled, imperturbable, unflappable, nonchalant are comparable when applied to persons, their manners, appearance, temper, or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Cool It — may refer to: Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist s Guide to Global Warming, a 2007 book by the Danish statistician and political scientist Bjørn Lomborg Cool It (film), a 2010 documentary film based on the above book Cool It (TV series), a… …   Wikipedia

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