"cool head" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-cool head.ogg [Australia] Forms: cool heads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cool head (plural cool heads)
  1. (idiomatic) A calm, focused demeanor and mindset; a person having such characteristics. Tags: idiomatic Derived forms: cool-headed, cooler heads will prevail
    Sense id: en-cool_head-en-noun-ZzAC3hjI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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