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Definition of Coolness
1. Noun. Calm and unruffled self-assurance. "He performed with all the coolness of a veteran"
Generic synonyms: Calmness
Derivative terms: Cool, Imperturbable, Imperturbable
2. Noun. The property of being moderately cold. "The chilliness of early morning"
Generic synonyms: Cold, Coldness, Frigidity, Frigidness, Low Temperature
Derivative terms: Chilly, Cool, Nippy
3. Noun. Fearless self-possession in the face of danger.
4. Noun. A lack of affection or enthusiasm. "A distressing coldness of tone and manner"
Generic synonyms: Emotionlessness, Unemotionality
Specialized synonyms: Stone, Lukewarmness, Tepidness
Derivative terms: Cold, Cold, Cold, Cool, Frigid, Frigid, Icy
Definition of Coolness
1. n. The state of being cool; a moderate degree of cold; a moderate degree, or a want, of passion; want of ardor, zeal, or affection; calmness.
Definition of Coolness
1. Noun. The state of being cool, as in chilly. ¹
2. Noun. The result or product of being cool, as in chilly. ¹
3. Noun. (slang uncountable) The state of being cool, as in good or pleasing. ¹
4. Noun. (slang countable) The result or product of being cool, as in good or pleasing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Coolness
1. the state of being cool [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coolness
Literary usage of Coolness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"... m my command distinguished themselves for their coolness and daring, ...
their lives with a contempt of peril, displaying the coolness, determination, ..."
2. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (1882)
"... and living almost within sight of each other, they could live without disagreement
between themselves, or producing coolness between their husbands. ..."
3. The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select by REUBEN. PERCY, Thomas Byerley, Joseph Clinton Robertson, 1788-1852 comp, Sholto Percy (1868)
"With such singular coolness and intrepidity was this duty performed, that on the
first cannon which ascended the heights, a sailor was seen sitting, ..."
4. The Civil War in Song and Story: 1860-1865 by Frank Moore (1889)
"The Hartford, revealed at times by her blazing guns ; the ships following, pouring
in their fire ; the rapid and deadly fire from the shore ; the coolness ..."
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