coolness
Moderate chillinessModerate chilliness.
» His coolness has alienated his friends.
Seine Coolness hat seine Freunde vor den Kopf gestoßen.
Seine Coolness hat seine Freunde verprellt.
Meaning
5 senses(uncountable, usually)Moderate chilliness.
прохла́даproxláda
прохоло́даproxolóda
(uncountable, usually)Calmness, confidence, or level-headedness.
(countable, dated, usually)Conflict or hostility or an instance of such that stands in contrast to expected friendliness or interest.
(uncountable, usually)Indifference or an instance of indifference; lack of friendliness or interest not necessarily rising to hostility.
(often, slang, uncountable, usually)Social advantage or enviability, typically due to traits like popularity, confidence, skill, or fashion.
- fearless self-possession in the face of danger
- calm and unruffled self-assurance
- a lack of affection or enthusiasm
- the property of being moderately cold
Examples
5 sentencesHis coolness has alienated his friends.
deSeine Coolness hat seine Freunde vor den Kopf gestoßen.
Adriano felt the wind's coolness on his face.
The black leather jacket exuded a sense of coolness.
His black leather jacket exuded a sense of coolness.
We felt the coolness when we arrived at the river.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English colnes, colnesse, from Old English cōlnes, cœ̄lnes, cēlnes (“coolness;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”).
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Forms
plural: coolnesses| Singular | coolness |
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Synonyms
9 synonyms- fearless self-possession in the face of danger:nervelessness
- calm and unruffled self-assurance:imperturbabilityimperturbableness
- a lack of affection or enthusiasm:coldnessfrigidityfrigidnessicinesschilliness
- the property of being moderately cold:chillinessnip
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable