Word for the day: cool

cool  /kuːl/                                                          *fresco (en Español)
 DEFINITIONadjective
1 of or at a fairly low temperature: it'll be a cool afternoon | the wind kept them cool.• soothing or refreshing because of its low temperature: a cool drink in the leafy shade | figurative : the bathroom was all glass and cool, muted blues.• (esp. of clothing) keeping one from becoming too hot: wear your cool, comfortable shirts.• showing no friendliness toward a person or enthusiasm for an idea or project: he gave a cool reception to the suggestion for a research center.• free from excitement or anxiety: he prided himself on keeping a cool head| she seems cool, calm, and collected.• (of jazz, esp. modern jazz) restrained and relaxed.2 informal fashionably attractive or impressive: I always wore sunglasses to look cool.• excellent: [ as exclamation ] : a computer you didn't even have to plug in. Cool!• used to express acceptance or agreement: if people want to freak out at our clubs, that's cool.3 (a cool ——) informal used to emphasize a specified quantity or amount, esp. of money: a cool $15,000 to buy the franchise.

noun1 (the cool) a fairly low temperature: the cool of the night air.• a time or place at which the temperature is pleasantly low: the cool of the evening.2 calmness; composure: he recovered his cool and then started laughing at us.3 the quality of being fashionably attractive or impressive: all the cool of high fashion.
verbbecome or cause to become less hot: [ no obj. ] : we dived into the river to cool off| figurative : his feelings for her took a long time to cool | [ with obj. ] : cool the pastry for five minutes.• become or cause to become calm or less excited: [ no obj. ] : after I'd cooled off, I realized I was being irrational| [ with obj. ] : George was trying to coolhim down.• (cool down) recover from strenuous physical exertion by doing gentle stretches and exercises; warm down.• [ usu. in imperative ] (cool it) informal behave in a less excitable manner: “Cool it and tell me why you're so ecstatic.”
PHRASES
cool one's heels be kept waiting.keep (or lose ) one's cool informal maintain (or fail to maintain) a calm and controlled attitude.play it cool.
DERIVATIVES
cooled adjective a water-cooled engine.coolish adjective.coolly adverb.coolness noun
ORIGIN Old English cōl(noun), cōlian(verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kiel.

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