coolness

Etymology

From Middle English colnes, colnesse, from Old English cōlnes, cœ̄lnes, cēlnes (“coolness; cool air, breeze”), equivalent to cool + -ness.

noun

  1. (uncountable) The state of being cool, i.e. chilly.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being cool, i.e. chilly.
  3. (uncountable) The state of being cool, i.e. calm.
    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. 18 June 2018, Phil McNulty, “Tunisia 1 – 2 England”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 2019-04-21
  4. Indifference; lack of passion or interest.
  5. (slang, uncountable) The state of being cool, i.e. good or pleasing.
  6. (slang, countable) The result or product of being cool, i.e. good or pleasing.

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