coolness
- noun
- /ˈkuːlnəs/
- Informal
- His ability to stay calm during the crisis added to his coolness in the eyes of his colleagues.
- the aesthetic of coolness
Blackness also has this coolness factor, the sleek factor.
- Blackness also has this coolness factor, the sleek factor.
- It's just the community decides to confer coolness on you or not, maybe even unconsciously.
- And if you need to be cool, you ever seen the people who try to affect coolness?
- I mean, it's so so it's we can't give them the power of coolness because then they'll have everything.
- I mean, it did look technically the same on the picture, but like just like on me, it just doesn't give me the coolness I thrive to have.
- So, so we always, we always have to go the, you know, the, the, there's a boundary between realism and coolness and fun.
- It's still like has the coolness of a would you do it for free or would you charge me like a stylist?
- Just like, you know, just like the cool, like the coolness, the cool level to their come like super fertile come good sperm count is like dope.
Examples
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I stood to one side, a little in awe of my own coolness.
Fiction book (1994) -
Her stylish outfit gave her an air of coolness that everyone admired.
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Much is determined by your funds and the coolness factor you might be trying to realize.
Blog text (10) -
It's got the perfect amount of coolness to it that really gives a feminine touch.
Blog text (3) -
The real worth of an iPad is in internet connectivity and what I call the 'coolness factor.'
Blog text (4) -
His take is that single women are so infatuated with his "coolness" that they wouldn't dare leave him.
Blog text (4) -
If Wanda Jackson's greatest asset is her voice, her second is her coolness and style.
Blog text (7) -
It's just the community decides to confer coolness on you or not, maybe even unconsciously.
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Watching him, I was so intrigued by his coolness that I almost bumped into some airhead freshman girls who were just in the way.
Fiction book (2002) -
The band's new album has a certain coolness that appeals to both young and old fans.
Synonyms
The quality that makes people notice and like someone's looks or character
How popular or fashionable something is now
Being fashionable and following the latest trends
A quality of being very impressive and wonderful
A smooth, neat, and stylish appearance that looks well dressed
A quality of being elegant, stylish, and showing good taste
A smooth, confident way of speaking that seems shallow or not sincere
Being stylish and elegant in a simple way
A quality of being fashionable and attractive
A neat, stylish, smart way of dressing
A fun, fashionable quality that makes people or things seem attractive
The quality that makes people feel admiration or wonder
A quality of being clever and well made that people like to use
A clean, stylish way of dressing
Being smart and neat in the way you dress
The state of being in style and popular now
A stylish, impressive appearance that shows wealth or good taste
A very stylish and impressive appearance that draws attention
The quality of being attractive and making people want something
The quality that makes people want something
A style that seems elegant and upper class
Antonyms
How Cool
- Informal
- Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Coolness comes from cool plus -ness, and in the 20th century cool began to be used to mean 'stylish' or admired in music and youth culture. A helpful way to remember this is that calm confidence looked attractive, so coolness can mean being stylish or impressive.