Cool definition

Cool as an adjective

1. neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

   "a cool autumn day"

2. marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional

   "play it cool"

   Same sense: nerveless, coolheaded

3. inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets when referring to color

   "cool greens and blues and violets"

4. psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike

   "relations were cool and polite"

5. being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

   Same sense: all right, fine, ok, okay, hunky-dory

6. used of a quantity or amount (especially of money) for emphasis

   "a cool million bucks"

7. fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept

   "he's a cool dude"

Cool as a verb

8. make cool or cooler

   Same sense: cool down, chill

9. loose heat

   "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"

   Same sense: cool down, chill

10. lose intensity

    "His enthusiasm cooled considerably"

    Same sense: cool off, cool down

Cool as a noun

11. the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature

    "the cool of early morning"

12. great coolness and composure under strain

    "keep your cool"

    Same sense: poise, aplomb, sang-froid, assuredness

Synonyms and antonyms

• nerveless
• coolheaded
• all right
• fine definition
• ok definition
• okay
• hunky-dory
• cool down
• chill
• cool off
• poise
• aplomb
• sang-froid
• assuredness

Opposites: warm, heat.

How to say cool

Cool has 1 syllable and rhymes with school. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with cool

• school
• rule
• pool
• tool
• fool
• molecule
• stool
• preschool
• mule
• ridicule
• drool
• minuscule

COOL in word games

Scrabble

6

Words With Friends

8

Anagrams

1

Is COOL a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check COOL in the word checker, or unscramble COOL to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.