COOLNESS

Pronunciation (US):

• COOLNESS (noun)
  The noun COOLNESS has 4 senses:

1. the property of being moderately cold
2. calm and unruffled self-assurance
3. fearless self-possession in the face of danger
4. a lack of affection or enthusiasm

  Familiarity information: COOLNESS used as a noun is uncommon.

• COOLNESS (noun)

Meaning:

The property of being moderately cold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

chilliness; coolness; nip

Context example:

the chilliness of early morning

Hypernyms ("coolness" is a kind of...):

cold; coldness; frigidity; frigidness; low temperature (the absence of heat)

Meaning:

Calm and unruffled self-assurance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

imperturbability; imperturbableness; coolness

Context example:

he performed with all the coolness of a veteran

Hypernyms ("coolness" is a kind of...):

calmness (a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement)

Meaning:

Fearless self-possession in the face of danger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

nervelessness; coolness

Hypernyms ("coolness" is a kind of...):

fearlessness (the trait of feeling no fear)

Meaning:

A lack of affection or enthusiasm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

chilliness; coldness; iciness; frigidity; frigidness; coolness

Context example:

a distressing coldness of tone and manner

Hypernyms ("coolness" is a kind of...):

emotionlessness; unemotionality (absence of emotion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coolness"):

stone (a lack of feeling or expression or movement)

lukewarmness; tepidness (lack of passion, force or animation)