cool-headed

[ kool-hed-id ]

adjective

1. not easily excited; calm.

Other Words From

• cool-headed·ly adverb
• coolheaded·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cool-headed¹

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

Crucially, he was also seen as cool-headed – a valuable trait during the first febrile months after the Brexit referendum.

From BBC

“I associated boyhood with cool-headed stoicism, rugged self-reliance, the freedom to live on my own terms,” Bossier writes in “Cactus Country,” their bracing memoir about the experience.

From Los Angeles Times

Franco is a cool-headed ironist with a flair for oblique narrative and a fascination with the detached worlds of the wealthy.

From Los Angeles Times

An opening “For Heaven’s Sake” off 1997’s double album “Wu-Tang Forever,” with roughneck verses from Inspectah Deck and Cappadonna, segued into Raekwon’s “Incarcerated Scarfaces” like a live-band mixtape — the cool-headed grit in Raekwon’s delivery accentuated by the band’s brooding accompaniment.

From Seattle Times

When David saw the phrase “cool-headed logicians” in the manifesto, his heart sank.

From Los Angeles Times