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Coolness

//ˈkuːlnəs// noun, slang

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Noun

1
Moderate chilliness. uncountable, usually
"I know a place of all sweet coolnesses; / a little island, like an emerald, set / in the clear argent of a river, that is / Itself a shining net"
2
a lack of affection or enthusiasm wordnet
3
Calmness, confidence, or level-headedness. uncountable, usually
"De Coude was the personification of coolness—was he not the best shot in France?"
4
fearless self-possession in the face of danger wordnet
5
Conflict or hostility or an instance of such that stands in contrast to expected friendliness or interest. countable, dated, usually
"In the midst of enemies, Irish and English, Court treacheries and coolnesses, Strafford depended solely upon Laud, and no one other support."

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6
the property of being moderately cold wordnet
7
Indifference or an instance of indifference; lack of friendliness or interest not necessarily rising to hostility. uncountable, usually
"A regulatory backstop would still be needed, however, because the problem can cut both ways – that is, the utility can also exhibit coolness toward aspects of water conservation. In Kingston, members of [the] local council felt that they lacked sufficient influence over the utility (a municipal corportation) to advance a conservation agenda. At the same time, utility staff had difficulty harmonizing water rates due to council resistance (see Chapter 4)."
8
calm and unruffled self-assurance wordnet
9
Social advantage or enviability, typically due to traits like popularity, confidence, skill, or fashion. often, slang, uncountable, usually
"When I argue that Beverly Hills, 90210 makes use of 'An Americana Cool,' then I mean to propose that the show makes use of a wide variety of culturally codified coolness(es) that is/are anchored in a mainstream American symbology, in an Americana of patterned American styles, gestures, and codes."

Etymology

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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