👍 Good or fine 🆒 Fashionable 🌬️ Pleasantly not warm ❄️ To lower temperature 😎 Calm and steady 😎 Calmness 🧊 To lose passion 💰 Large amount 🌄 Refreshing air 🎨 Blue or green 🥶 Not friendly

cool

52 5.0

Calm and control of feelings in difficult situations

noun
/kuːl/

: calma

Having never seen him so close to losing his cool before, I began to get a bit worried.

Men are the keepers of the calm and the cool and boys will be boys.

Examples

And I guess I lost my cool a little, but...

Margaret (2011)
I'm sorry I lost my cool with you.

Nothing But the Truth (2008)
We lose our cool now, we're gone.

Sledgehammer (1983)
Stay cool, earn the point, lose your cool and no points are awarded.
I'm sorry I lost my cool back there.

Secrets of Deception (2017)
And that's when I lost my cool and made the biggest mistake of my life.

Scary Movie 4 (2006)
And he can't lose his cool in front of the jury.

Fiction book (1992)
Of course, Georges Zaghlul had kept his cool; he is a lobbyist, a hired gun.

Fiction book (1993)
He managed to keep his cool during the intense debate and didn't raise his voice.
Despite the pressure of the situation, she maintained her cool and made thoughtful decisions.

Synonyms

composure

vscool

34 5.1

Calm control of your feelings and actions in a difficult situation

is the same idea but stresses maintaining self-control under stress

poise

vscool

27 5.5

A calm, confident, and steady way of holding yourself

is about calm inner control rather than elegance or balance

cool head

vscool

16 4.1

Staying calm and not getting upset in difficult or stressful situations

is about staying composed and keeping control when stressed

calmness

vscool

11 2.7

A state without strong feelings or worry in your mind

is narrower, stressing self-control in stressful situations

aplomb

vscool

8 8.2

Confidence and calm when you are under pressure

focuses more on self-control not necessarily on confidence

coolness

vscool

2 3.6

Calm and steady behaviour when you are under pressure

is focused on self-control especially in hard situations

assuredness

vscool

1 6.1

A feeling of confidence and calm in difficult situations

stresses calm self-control rather than personal certainty

cool demeanor

vscool

1 4.1

A calm, steady way of behaving when things are stressful

focuses on inner self-control rather than outward manner

sang-froid

vscool

Formal

1 9.9

Calm and steady behavior when things are difficult or dangerous

is similar but the term is more formal or literary

Antonyms

chaos

512 3.1

A situation with no order where people are confused and cannot act normally

anxiety

484 3.5

A worried, nervous feeling that makes you unable to relax

Idioms

to keep a cool head

3 3.9

Stay calm and not get angry or excited in a difficult situation

too cool for school

Slang

3 9.1

Being very confident and stylish in a way that seems unfriendly

as cool as a cucumber

Informal

1 4.1

Calm and not nervous even in a difficult situation

cool story bro

Offensive

1 9.9

A mocking reply that shows you think a story is boring or not important

to lose one's cool

Informal

1 5.9

To suddenly become very angry and fail to control your feelings

before it was cool

Informal

1 8.6

To do or like something before it becomes popular

to keep one's cool

Informal

1 3.4

Stay calm and control your feelings when things are hard

to cool one's heels

Archaic

7.9

To wait somewhere for a long time feeling impatient

Compounds

cool head

16 4.1

Staying calm and not getting upset in difficult or stressful situations

cool cat

Archaic

7 8.4

A person who is stylish, confident, and relaxed

cool jazz

2 4.5

A relaxed style of jazz with slow beats and smooth, calm solos

cool demeanor

1 4.1

A calm, steady way of behaving when things are stressful

effortlessly cool

1 7.9

Appearing stylish and attractive without trying

cool-white

Specialized

1 4.9

White light or paint with a slight blue tint that looks cold

ice cool

Informal

1 6.2

Very calm and not nervous in a difficult situation

cool and stylish

Slang

1 3.4

Looking fashionable and attractive in a way people admire

cool hunter

Jargon

1 8.1

A person who finds new styles in fashion and culture likely to become popular

cool medium

Formal

1 8.1

A medium that gives little detail so people must fill in parts, like television or cartoons

How Calm

unflappability

1 7.9

self-control

58 3.3

cool

52 5.0

composure

34 5.1

calm

680 1.0

Surface Forms

cool singular

cools plural

Etymology

Cool meaning calmness or self-control comes from the image of being 'not warm' inside, so keeping your cool means staying calm and steady under pressure.