coolness
English
Etymology
From Middle English colnes, colnesse, from Old English cōlnes, cœ̄lnes, cēlnes (“coolness; cool air, breeze”), equivalent to cool + -ness.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuːlnəs/
- Hyphenation: cool‧ness
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Noun
coolness (usually uncountable, plural coolnesses)
- (uncountable) The state of being cool, i.e. chilly.
- (countable) The result or product of being cool, i.e. chilly.
- (uncountable) The state of being cool, i.e. calm.
- 2018 June 18, Phil McNulty, “Tunisia 1 – 2 England”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 21 April 2019:
- 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.
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- Indifference; lack of passion or interest.
- (slang, uncountable) The state of being cool, i.e. good or pleasing.
- (slang, countable) The result or product of being cool, i.e. good or pleasing. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Translations
the state of being cool, chilly
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the state of being pleasing
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the state of being cool, calm
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