Meanings
adjectiveice cool (not comparable)
- idiomaticnot comparablecalm and composed in a difficult situation.
The ice cool Van der Vaart placed the kick in exactly the same place and beat Jaaskelainen again but Clattenburg ordered a retake for encroachment, with replays showing that Jermain Defoe and Wilson Palacios had strayed into the area before the ball was struck.
2011 February 5, Michael Kevin Darling, “Tottenham 2 - 1 Bolton”, in BBCSynonyms: cool as a cucumber
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecalm and composed in a difficult situation.
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ice cool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ice%20cool
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“ice cool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ice%20cool. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ice cool,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ice%20cool.
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