cool as emotion construction

Part of language	English
Meaning of the construction	emotionless, without passion
comment	first attested: Old English, Beowulf (Oxford English Dictionary)

Construction elements

Examples

Example 1

Text	However, the West's cool attitude towards the King over his pro-Iraqi stance was partly offset by Jordan's willingness to take in vast numbers of refugees from Iraq and Kuwait during August.
comment	BNC: Keesings Contemporary Archives (1985-1994). 3238 s-units.

Example 2

Text	He is staying cool under pressure.

Links

Element of	Keep a cool head construction	Late Modern English (1800-now)
is a metaphorical extension of	cool (temperature) construction	English

Research

Research Question	Finding

Metadata

Date Created	2025-11-28
Annotator	Julia Boos
Annotator	Elizaveta Petrenko
Annotator	Lina Weigelt
Annotator	Elodie Winckel

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