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cool

 
 
/kuːl/ adjective

Definition

COLD slightly cold, but not too cold: a cool breeze/day cool water
GOOD informal good, stylish, or fashionable: He looks really cool in those sunglasses.
CALM calm and not emotional: She seemed cool and confident.
UNFRIENDLY unfriendly
coolness noun [U]
(Definition of cool adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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