coolness
Meanings
Plural: coolnesses
Noun
- calm and unruffled self-assurance
- "he performed with all the coolness of a veteran"
- the property of being moderately cold
- fearless self-possession in the face of danger
- a lack of affection or enthusiasm
- Moderate chilliness.
- Calmness, confidence, or level-headedness.
- Conflict or hostility or an instance of such that stands in contrast to expected friendliness or interest.
- Indifference or an instance of indifference; lack of friendliness or interest not necessarily rising to hostility.
- Social advantage or enviability, typically due to traits like popularity, confidence, skill, or fashion.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English colnes, colnesse, from Old English cōlnes, cœ̄lnes, cēlnes (“coolness; cool air, breeze”), from Proto-West Germanic *kōlinassī, equivalent to cool + -ness. Cognate with Middle High German kuolnisse, küelnisse (“cooling, coolness”).
Synonyms
chilliness, coldness, frigidity, frigidness, iciness, imperturbability, imperturbableness, nervelessness, nip
Scrabble Score: 10
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