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cool

adjective
  1. Marked by a low temperature: chill, chilly, cold, nippy, shivery. See hot
  2. Not easily excited, even under pressure: calm, collected, composed, cool-headed, detached, even 1, even-tempered, imperturbable, nonchalant, possessed, unflappable, unruffled. See calm
  3. Not friendly, sociable, or warm in manner: aloof, chill, chilly, distant, offish, remote, reserved, reticent, solitary, standoffish, unapproachable, uncommunicative, undemonstrative, withdrawn. See attitude, hot
  4. Slang. Particularly excellent: divine, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, glorious, marvelous, sensational, splendid, superb, terrific, wonderful. Informal: dandy, dreamy, great, ripping, super, swell, tremendous. Slang: groovy, hot, keen 1, neat, nifty. Idiom: out of this world. See good
verb
To bring one's emotions under control: collect 1, compose, contain, control, simmer down. Idiom: cool it. See restraint

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