cool-headed
cool-headed adjective: calm and imperturbable, especially under pressure.
Adjective
cool-headed (comparative more cool-headed, superlative most cool-headed)
- Calm and imperturbable, especially under pressure.
- The best headteachers are like submarine captains – cool-headed, astute decision-makers – who trust their colleagues and surroundings to indicate where their ship is headed.2014 September 23, A teacher, “Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- even-keeled, even-tempered, level-headed, calm, steady, collected, composed, equable, equanimous, equanimitable
cool-headed meaning in Tamil
cool-headed in Tamil
- எளிதில் உணர்ச்சி வசப்படாத, அமைதியோடு செயலாற்றக்கூடிய, ஆர்ந்தமர்ந்த
Synonyms of cool-headed
- even-keeled
- even-tempered
- level-headed
- calm
- steady
- collected
- composed
- equable
- equanimous
- equanimitable
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Forms of cool-headed
| comparative | more cool-headed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most cool-headed |
Words formed from cool-headed
Questions about cool-headed
- What does cool-headed mean?
- Cool-headed means calm and imperturbable, especially under pressure.
- What is cool-headed in Tamil?
- Cool-headed in Tamil is எளிதில் உணர்ச்சி வசப்படாத, அமைதியோடு செயலாற்றக்கூடிய, ஆர்ந்தமர்ந்த. See Cool-headed meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cool-headed?
- Cool-headed is an adjective.
Words near cool-headed in the dictionary
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