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cool-headed — cool head ed, coolheaded cool head*ed, a. Having a temper not easily excited; free from passion; unshakably calm and collected. {Cool head ed*ness}, n. Syn: cool, imperturbable, unflappable. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cool-headed — adj not easily excited or upset ▪ We need a quick thinking, cool headed person for the job … Dictionary of contemporary English
cool-headed — adjective always staying calm in difficult situations … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cool-headed — ADJ GRADED (approval) If you describe someone as cool headed, you mean that they stay calm in difficult situations. A good chef is cool headed and very observant. ...a cool headed, responsible statesman. Syn: calm … English dictionary
cool-headed — adjective not easily excited or upset: We need a quick thinking, cool headed person for the job … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cool-headed — cool′ head′ed adj. not easily excited; calm • Etymology: 1770–80 cool′ head′ed•ly, adv. cool′ head′ed•ness, n … From formal English to slang
cool-headed — cool headedly, adv. coolheadedness, n. /koohl hed id/, adj. not easily excited; calm. [1770 80] * * * … Universalium
cool-headed — cool headedly, adv. coolheadedness, n. /koohl hed id/, adj. not easily excited; calm. [1770 80] … Useful english dictionary
cool-headed — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Not easily excited, even under pressure: calm, collected, composed, cool, detached, even1, even tempered, imperturbable, nonchalant, possessed, unflappable, unruffled. See CALM … English dictionary for students
cool-headed — adjective calm and imperturbable, especially under pressure Syn: even tempered … Wiktionary
