Nouns (15)
cool
n. the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature; "the cool of early morning"
computer technology, computer science, informatics, information technology, computer engineering, data systems technology, IT, it
n. the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid, self-possession
n. great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"
Verbs (11)
cool, chill, cool down, lose heat
v. loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"
cool, cool down, cool off
v. lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably"
cool, chill, cool down, make cooler
v. make cool or cooler; "Chill the food"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (34)
cool
adj. neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat; "a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze"
cool
adj. psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike; "relations were cool and polite"; "a cool reception"; "cool to the idea of higher taxes"
cool
adj. (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets; "cool greens and blues and violets"
cool, nerveless
adj. marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional; "play it cool"; "keep cool"; "stayed coolheaded in the crisis"; "the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament"
cool, nonchalant
adj. "he doesn't seem excited; on the contrary his demeanor is cool and nonchalant"
cool, unfriendly
adj. very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes"
cool, formal
adj. (reserved)
cool, impassive, imperturbable
adj. having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; "her impassive remoteness"; "he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight"- Nordhoff & Hall; "a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course"-Virginia Woolf; "her face showed nothing but stolid indifference"
cool, imperturbable, coolheaded, unflappable
adj. not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure; "hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm"; "an imperturbable self-possession"; "unflappable in a crisis"
smashing, cracking, cool, swell, keen, bully, dandy, neat, great, groovy, bang-up, corking, nifty, peachy, slap-up, not bad
adj. very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
Fuzzynyms (134)
sureness, authority, assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence
n. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"
savoir-faire, address
n. social skill
control, controlling
n. the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"
confidence
n. a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"
dignity, self-respect, self-esteem, self-regard
n. the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure"
grace, good will
n. a disposition to kindness and compassion; "the victor's grace in treating the vanquished"
hoar, hoary, frosted, frosty, rimy
adj. covered with frost; "a frosty glass"; "hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost"-Wm.Faulkner
crisp, snappy, frosty, nipping, nippy
adj. pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term)
arctic, freezing, polar, icy, frigid, gelid, glacial, ice-cold
adj. extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
lukewarm, tepid
adj. moderately warm; "he hates lukewarm coffee"; "tepid bath water"
energizing, bracing, tonic, brisk, fresh, refreshing
adj. imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
fresh
adj. recently made, produced, or harvested; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"
sharp, crisp, razor-sharp
adj. very clearly delineated; "razor-sharp definition"
fresh
adj. (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again; "a fresh start"; "fresh ideas"
creative, originative
adj. having the ability or power to create; "a creative imagination"
original
adj. being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind"
original, primitive, aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial
adj. having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life"
icy, frigid, glacial, frosty, wintry
adj. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"
unsociable
adj. not inclined to society or companionship; "an unsociable nature...shy and reserved"; "generally unsociable except with intimate friends"; "unsociable behavior"; "an unsociable neighborhood"
inhibited
adj. held back or restrained or prevented; "in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear"
halfhearted, half-hearted, lukewarm
adj. feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate"
composed
adj. serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress; "the performer seemed completely composed as she stepped onto the stage"; "I felt calm and more composed than I had in a long time"
unruffled, unflurried, unflustered, unperturbed
adj. free from emotional agitation or nervous tension; "the waiters were unflurried and good natured"; "with contented mind and unruffled spirit"- Anthony Trollope
cool, impassive, imperturbable
adj. having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; "her impassive remoteness"; "he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight"- Nordhoff & Hall; "a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course"-Virginia Woolf; "her face showed nothing but stolid indifference"
apathetic
adj. showing little or no emotion or animation; "a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older"
detached, dispassionate
adj. used of buildings; standing apart from others; "detached houses"; "a detached garage"
stolid, phlegmatic, phlegmatical
adj. showing little emotion; "a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man"
calm, serene, tranquil
adj. not agitated; without losing self-possession; "spoke in a calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar"; "he remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil"; "tranquil life in the country"
artificial, contrived, stilted
adj. artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"
cool, imperturbable, coolheaded, unflappable
adj. not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure; "hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm"; "an imperturbable self-possession"; "unflappable in a crisis"
detached, dispassionate
adj. used of buildings; standing apart from others; "detached houses"; "a detached garage"
apathetic
adj. showing little or no emotion or animation; "a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older"
listless, languid, languorous
adj. lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"
passionless
adj. not passionate; "passionless observation of human nature"
inert, lethargic, sluggish, torpid
adj. slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"
cool, nonchalant
adj. "he doesn't seem excited; on the contrary his demeanor is cool and nonchalant"
calm, imperturbable
adj. not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure; "hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm"; "an imperturbable self-possession"; "unflappable in a crisis"
cool, impassive, imperturbable
adj. having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; "her impassive remoteness"; "he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight"- Nordhoff & Hall; "a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course"-Virginia Woolf; "her face showed nothing but stolid indifference"
calm, imperturbable
adj. not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure; "hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm"; "an imperturbable self-possession"; "unflappable in a crisis"
fine, excellent
adj. of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"
fine, pretty
adj. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"
ace, first-class, super, A-one, first-rate, tip-top, topnotch, tops
adj. of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"
marvelous, marvellous, rattling, fantastic, tremendous, howling, phenomenal, terrific, wonderful, wondrous
adj. extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"
Synonyms (52)
cold
adj. used of physical coldness; having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer"
unagitated, undisturbed
adj. not agitated or disturbed emotionally
cold
adj. extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion; "a cold unfriendly nod"; "a cold and unaffectionate person"; "a cold impersonal manner"; "cold logic"; "the concert left me cold"
unemotional, emotionless
adj. unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion
unfriendly
adj. not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take"
calm, imperturbable
adj. not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure; "hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm"; "an imperturbable self-possession"; "unflappable in a crisis"
collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-possessed
adj. in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble"
unruffled, unflurried, unflustered, unperturbed
adj. free from emotional agitation or nervous tension; "the waiters were unflurried and good natured"; "with contented mind and unruffled spirit"- Anthony Trollope
calm
adj. (of weather) free from storm or wind; "calm seas"
barren, bare, desolate, bleak
adj. providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape"
hostile
adj. very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes"
windswept
adj. open to or swept by wind; "windswept headlands"
unapproachable, distant, aloof, offish
adj. remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"
diffident
adj. showing modest reserve; "she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture"
indrawn, withdrawn
adj. tending to reserve or introspection; "a quiet indrawn man"
chilly
adj. not characterized by emotion; "a female form in marble--a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues"-C.W.Cunningham
matter-of-fact, prosaic
adj. not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay"
philosophical, philosophic
adj. characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment; "philosophical resignation"; "a philosophic attitude toward life"
stolid, phlegmatic, phlegmatical
adj. showing little emotion; "a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man"
stoic, stoical
adj. seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive; "stoic courage"; "stoic patience"; "a stoical sufferer"
unblinking
adj. showing no visible emotion; "stood unblinking and accepted a sentence of a year"
steady
adj. not easily excited or upset; "steady nerves"
good enough
adj. adequately good for the circumstances; "if it's good enough for you it's good enough for me"
goodish
adj. moderately good of its kind; "a goodish wine"
positive
adj. "a positive attitude"
redeeming
adj. compensating for some fault or defect; "the redeeming feature of the plan is its simplicity"; "his saving grace was his sense of humor"
acceptable, satisfactory
adj. meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat"
suitable
adj. worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"
well-behaved
adj. (usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct; "a well-behaved child"
Antonyms (24)
discomposure
n. a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure
heat, hot up, heat up, gain heat, get hot
v. gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly"
heat, heat up, make hot
v. make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove"
awaken, waken, wake up, arouse
v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
warm
adj. having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat; "a warm body"; "a warm room"; "a warm climate"; "a warm coat"
hot
adj. used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"
warm
adj. psychologically warm; friendly and responsive; "a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support"
friendly
adj. characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"
hot
adj. extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm; "a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument"
sultry, sensual
adj. sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance"
hysteric, hysterical
adj. characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria; "during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered"- Morris Fishbein; "hysterical amnesia"
warm
adj. (color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows; "warm reds and yellows and orange"
emotional
adj. of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"
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