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cool
noun
1 cool
The quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature.
2 cool
verb
1 cool
Make cool or cooler.
synonyms: chill, cool down.
Roget 616:
dissuade,
dehort†,
cry out against,
remonstrate,
expostulate,
warn,
contraindicate.
disincline,
indispose,
shake,
stagger;
dispirit;
discourage,
dishearten;
deter;
repress,
hold back,
keep back
etc.
(restrain)
751;
render averse
etc.
603;
repel;
turn aside
etc.
(deviation)
279;
wean from;
act as a drag
etc.
(hinder)
706;
throw cold water on,
damp,
cool,
chill,
blunt,
calm,
quiet,
quench;
deprecate
etc.
766.
disenchant,
disillusion,
deflate,
take down a peg,
pop one's balloon,
prick one's balloon,
burst one's bubble;
disabuse
(correction)
527.1.
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Roget 385:
cool,
fan,
refrigerate,
refresh,
ice;
congeal,
freeze,
glaciate;
benumb,
starve,
pinch,
chill,
petrify,
chill to the marrow,
regelate†,
nip,
cut,
pierce,
bite,
make one's teeth chatter,
damp,
slack quench;
put out,
stamp out;
extinguish;
go out,
burn out
(incombustibility)
388.1.
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Roget 174:
be moderate
etc.
adj.;
keep within bounds,
keep within compass;
sober down,
settle down;
keep the peace,
remit,
relent,
take in sail.
moderate,
soften,
mitigate,
temper,
accoy†;
attemper†,
contemper†;
mollify,
lenify†,
dulcify†,
dull,
take off the edge,
blunt,
obtund†,
sheathe,
subdue,
chasten;
sober down,
tone down,
smooth down;
weaken
etc.
160;
lessen
etc.
(decrease)
36;
check palliate.
tranquilize,
pacify,
assuage,
appease,
swag,
lull,
soothe,
compose,
still,
calm,
calm down,
cool,
quiet,
hush,
quell,
sober,
pacify,
tame,
damp,
lay,
allay,
rebate,
slacken,
smooth,
alleviate,
rock to sleep,
deaden,
smooth,
throw cold water on,
throw a wet blanket over,
turn off;
slake;
curb
etc.
(restrain)
751;
tame
etc.
(subjugate)
749;
smooth over;
pour oil on the waves,
pour oil on the troubled waters;
pour balm into,
mattre de l'eau dans son vin [Fr.].
go out like a lamb,
roar you as gently as any sucking dove"
[Midsummer-Night's Dream].
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Dutch: verfrissen, bekoelen, afkoelen, koelen, verkoelen
2 cool
Loose heat:
— The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm.
synonyms: chill, cool down.
Dutch: afkoelen, koelen
3 cool
Lose intensity:
— His enthusiasm cooled considerably.
synonyms: cool down, cool off.
Dutch: bekoelen, luwen, verkillen, verkoelen
adjective
1 cool
Neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat.
Roget 383:
cold,
cool;
chill,
chilly;
icy;
gelid,
frigid,
algid†;
fresh,
keen,
bleak,
raw,
inclement,
bitter,
biting,
niveous†,
cutting,
nipping,
piercing,
pinching;
clay-cold;
starved
etc.
(made cold)
385;
chilled to the bone,
shivering
etc.
v.;
aguish,
transi de froid [Fr.];
frostbitten,
frost-bound,
frost-nipped.
cold as a stone,
cold as marble,
cold as lead,
cold as iron,
cold as a frog,
cold as charity,
cold as Christmas;
cool as a cucumber,
cool as custard.
icy,
glacial,
frosty,
freezing,
pruinose†,
wintry,
brumal†,
hibernal†,
boreal,
arctic,
Siberian,
hyemal†;
hyperborean,
hyperboreal†;
icebound;
frozen out.
unwarmed†,
unthawed†;
lukewarm,
tepid;
isocheimal†,
isocheimenal†,
isocheimic†.
frozen,
numb,
frost-bitten.
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Roget 889:
inimical,
unfriendly,
hostile;
at enmity,
at variance,
at daggers drawn,
at open war with;
up in arms against;
in bad odor with.
on bad terms,
not on speaking terms;
cool;
cold,
cold hearted;
estranged,
alienated,
disaffected,
irreconcilable.
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Roget 866:
indifferent,
cold,
frigid,
lukewarm;
cool,
cool as a cucumber;
unconcerned,
insouciant,
phlegmatic,
pococurante†,
easygoing,
devil-may-care,
careless,
listless,
lackadaisical;
half-hearted;
unambitious,
unaspiring,
undesirous†,
unsolicitous†,
unattracted.
[indifferent toward people]
aloof,
unapproachable,
remote;
uncaring.
unattractive,
unalluring,
undesired,
undesirable,
uncared for,
unwished†,
unvalued,
all one to.
insipid
etc.
391;
vain.
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Roget 864:
cautious,
wary,
guarded;
on one's guard
etc.
(watchful)
459;
cavendo tutus [Lat.];
in medio tutissimus [Lat.];
vigilant.
careful,
heedful;
cautelous†,
stealthy,
chary,
shy of,
circumspect,
prudent,
discreet,
politic;
sure-footed
etc.
(skillful)
698.
unenterprising,
unadventurous,
cool,
steady,
self-possessed;
overcautious.
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Roget 498:
intelligent
[Applied to persons],
quick of apprehension,
keen,
acute,
alive,
brainy,
awake,
bright,
quick,
sharp;
quick witted,
keen witted,
clear witted,
sharp-eyed,
sharp sighted,
sharp witted;
wide-awake;
canny,
shrewd,
astute;
clear-headed;
farsighted
etc.
510;
discerning,
perspicacious,
penetrating,
piercing;
argute†;
quick-witted,
nimble-witted,
needle-witted;
sharp as a needle,
sharp as a tack;
alive to
etc.
(cognizant)
490;
clever
etc.
(apt)
698;
arch
etc.
(cunning)
702;
pas si bete [Fr.];
acute
etc.
682.
wise,
sage,
sapient,
sagacious,
reasonable,
rational,
sound,
in one's right mind,
sensible,
abnormis sapiens [Lat.],
judicious,
strong-minded.
unprejudiced,
unbiased,
unbigoted†,
unprepossessed†;
undazzled†,
unperplexed†;
unwarped judgment†,
impartial,
equitable,
fair.
cool;
cool-headed,
long-headed,
hardheaded,
strong-headed;
long-sighted,
calculating,
thoughtful,
reflecting;
solid,
deep,
profound.
oracular;
heaven-directed,
heaven-born.
prudent
etc.
(cautious)
864;
sober,
stand,
solid;
considerate,
politic,
wise in one's generation;
watchful
etc.
459;
provident
etc.
(prepared)
673;
in advance of one' age;
wise as a serpent,
wise as Solomon,
wise as Solon.
[Applied to actions]
wise,
sensible,
reasonable,
judicious;
well-thought-out,
well-planned,
well-judged,
well-advised;
prudent,
politic;
expedient
etc.
646.
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Roget 174:
moderate;
lenient
etc.
740;
gentle,
mild,
mellow;
cool,
sober,
temperate,
reasonable,
measured;
tempered
etc.
v.;
calm,
unruffled,
quiet,
tranquil,
still;
slow,
smooth,
untroubled;
tame;
peaceful,
peaceable;
pacific,
halcyon.
unexciting,
unirritating†;
soft,
bland,
oily,
demulcent,
lenitive,
anodyne;
hypnotic
etc.
683;
sedative;
antiorgastic†,
anaphrodisiac†.
mild as mother's milk;
milk and water.
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Roget 432:
gray,
grey;
iron-gray,
dun,
drab,
dingy,
leaden,
livid,
somber,
sad,
pearly,
russet,
roan;
calcareous,
limy,
favillous†;
silver,
silvery,
silvered;
ashen,
ashy;
cinereous†,
cineritious†;
grizzly,
grizzled;
slate-colored,
stone-colored,
mouse-colored,
ash-colored;
cool.
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Roget 895:
discourteous,
uncourteous†;
uncourtly†;
ill-bred,
ill-mannered,
ill-behaved,
ill-conditioned;
unbred;
unmannerly,
unmannered;
impolite,
unpolite†;
unpolished,
uncivilized,
ungenteel;
ungentleman-like,
ungentlemanly;
unladylike;
blackguard;
vulgar
etc.
851;
dedecorous†;
foul-mouthed foul-spoken;
abusive.
uncivil,
ungracious,
unceremonious;
cool;
pert,
forward,
obtrusive,
impudent,
rude,
saucy,
precocious.
repulsive;
uncomplaisant†,
unaccommodating,
unneighborly,
ungallant;
inaffable†;
ungentle,
ungainly;
rough,
rugged,
bluff,
blunt,
gruff;
churlish,
boorish,
bearish;
brutal,
brusque;
stern,
harsh,
austere;
cavalier.
taint,
sour,
crabbed,
sharp,
short,
trenchant,
sarcastic,
biting,
doggish,
caustic,
virulent,
bitter,
acrimonious,
venomous,
contumelious;
snarling
etc.
v.;
surly,
surly as a bear;
perverse;
grim,
sullen
etc.
901.1;
peevish
etc.
(irascible)
901.
untactful,
impolitic,
undiplomatic;
artless
etc.
703;
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Polish: chłodny
2 cool
Marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional:
— Play it cool.
— Keep cool.
— Stayed coolheaded in the crisis.
synonyms: coolheaded, nerveless.
Polish: spokojny
3 cool
Inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets when referring to color.
Polish: chłodny, zimny
4 cool
Psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike.
Polish: zimny, szorstki, chłodny, oschły, nieczuły, oziębły, lodowaty
5 cool
6 cool
Used of a quantity or amount (especially of money) for emphasis.
7 cool
Fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept.
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