Definition of
Coolness
- (noun, attribute) a lack of affection or enthusiasm
- (noun, attribute) fearless self-possession in the face of danger
- (noun, attribute) the property of being moderately cold
- (noun, feeling) calm and unruffled self-assurance
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Synonyms of Coolness
chilliness, coldness, frigidity, frigidness, iciness, imperturbability, imperturbableness, nervelessness, nip
Alternate forms of Coolness
Derivations: cool
Hyponyms: lukewarmness, stone, tepidness
Hypernyms: calmness, cold, coldness, emotionlessness, fearlessness, frigidity, frigidness, low temperature, unemotionality
Origin of the word Coolness
- O.E. colnesse; see cool + -ness. Fig. sense is from 1650s, "calmness;" meaning "absence of warm affection" is from 1670s. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
Words that sound like Coolness
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