Coolheaded

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having an even temper; calm and collected

    "There had been none among them coolheaded enough to reason out which trail he had likely taken, and thus look for him by the ford."

Adjective
  1. 1
    marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional wordnet

Synonyms

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balancedcalmcomposedcoolinexcitablelevelheaded

Example

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"There had been none among them coolheaded enough to reason out which trail he had likely taken, and thus look for him by the ford."

Etymology

From cool + headed, thus "having a cool head."

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