Coolness

Quick meaning: Coolness is a noun meaning Moderate chilliness.

Meaning

Moderate chilliness.

More Meanings

1. Calmness, confidence, or level-headedness.
2. Indifference or an instance of indifference; lack of friendliness or interest not necessarily rising to hostility.
3. (often slang) Social advantage or enviability, typically due to traits like popularity, confidence, skill, or fashion.
4. (dated, usually countable) Conflict or hostility or an instance of such that stands in contrast to expected friendliness or interest.

Example Sentences

De Coude was the personification of coolness—was he not the best shot in France?

In the midst of enemies, Irish and English, Court treacheries and coolnesses, Strafford depended solely upon Laud, and no one other support.

I know a place of all sweet coolnesses; / a little island, like an emerald, set / in the clear argent of a river, that is / Itself a shining net

Luckily for England, they have a world-class striker with a golden touch in [Harry] Kane, who was coolness personified to carefully direct in the winner.

Word Forms

• coolnesses

Synonyms for coolness

Depending on context, synonyms include frigidity, chilliness, imperturbability, coldness, nervelessness, imperturbableness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include imperturbability, nervelessness, imperturbableness, chilliness, frigidity, coldness.

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