cool demeanor
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4.1
- noun
- /kuːl dɪˈmiːnər/
- He's got his cool demeanour, but you can tell he's not a rad dude.
Examples
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President Obama maintained a calm and cool demeanor, while in contrast, this was the most passionate and most alive Romney has ever been.
Blog text (18) -
That is my charm and cool demeanor.
Blog text (28) -
So beautiful that even Cardenas' usually cool demeanor cannot hide how impressed he is.
Fiction book (1993) -
You try to keep a cool demeanor and not throw a fit (but let's face it, y'all).
Blog text (7) -
Even under pressure, she managed to keep her cool demeanor, calmly addressing every concern raised by the audience.
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His cool demeanor during the interview impressed everyone and made him a top candidate for the job.
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Despite the chaos around him, she maintained a cool demeanor, reassuring her team that everything would be fine.
Synonyms
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5.1
Calm control of your feelings and actions in a difficult situation
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4.1
Staying calm and not getting upset in difficult or stressful situations
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3.6
Calm and steady behaviour when you are under pressure
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7.9
Staying calm and composed in difficult or stressful situations
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2.7
A person who does not get nervous in difficult situations
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6.3
A calm, steady way to behave when things are difficult
Antonyms
How Calm
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a calm, composed manner' is directly derived from combining 'cool' (calm, collected) with 'demeanor' (one's behavior or manner). This adjectival modification is a standard, compositional pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase cool demeanor comes from a simple image: cool like a calm breeze and demeanor meaning the way someone acts. So, having a cool demeanor means staying 'calm' and 'not easily upset' when things are difficult.