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I want to communicate to the everyday person. I don't want to just roll around in my own avant-garde pool of coolness.
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Meaning of "coolness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COOLNESS

coolness  [ˈkuːlnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COOLNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Coolness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COOLNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

coolness

Cool (aesthetic)

Coolness is an admired aesthetic of attitude, behavior, comportment, appearance and style, influenced by and a product of the Zeitgeist. Because of the varied and changing connotations of cool, as well its subjective nature, the word has no single meaning. It has associations of composure and self-control and often is used as an expression of admiration or approval. Although commonly regarded as slang, it is widely used among disparate social groups, and has endured in usage for generations.

Definition of coolness in the English dictionary

The first definition of coolness in the dictionary is slightly cold quality. Other definition of coolness is calmness. Coolness is also lack of friendship and good feelings.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COOLNESS


carefulness
ˈkeəfʊlnɪs
faithfulness
ˈfeɪθfʊlnɪs
forgetfulness
fəˈɡetfʊlnɪs
fruitfulness
ˈfruːtfʊlnɪs
fullness
ˈfʊlnɪs
gentleness
ˈdʒɛntəlnɪs
gracefulness
ˈɡreɪsfʊlnɪs
helpfulness
ˈhelpfʊlnɪs
illness
ˈɪlnɪs
joyfulness
ˈdʒɔɪfʊlnɪs
mindfulness
ˈmaɪndfʊlnɪs
reasonableness
ˈriːznəblnɪs
smallness
ˈsmɔːlnɪs
stillness
ˈstɪlnɪs
tallness
ˈtɔːlnɪs
thankfulness
ˈθæŋkfʊlnɪs
thoughtfulness
ˈθɔːtfʊlnɪs
truthfulness
ˈtruːθfʊlnɪs
usefulness
ˈjuːsfʊlnɪs
wastefulness
ˈweɪstfʊlnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COOLNESS

coolhouse
coolibah
Coolidge
coolie
coolies
cooling
cooling fan
cooling process
cooling rack
cooling system
cooling tower
cooling-off period
coolingly
coolish
coolist
coolly
coolth
cooly
coom

WORDS THAT END LIKE COOLNESS

awfulness
business
casualness
deceitfulness
dullness
evilness
fearfulness
foulness
healthfulness
hopefulness
meaningfulness
mental illness
peacefulness
playfulness
realness
resourcefulness
skillfulness
specialness
wellness
wilfulness
wonderfulness

Synonyms and antonyms of coolness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COOLNESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «coolness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of coolness

Translation of «coolness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COOLNESS

Find out the translation of coolness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of coolness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coolness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

凉意
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

frialdad
570 millions of speakers

English

coolness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ठंडक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البرودة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прохлада
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coolness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শীতলতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fraîcheur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesejukan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kühle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

涼しさ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

차가움
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kesejukan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மன அமைதியை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शीतलता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

serinlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

freddezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chłód
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прохолода
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

răcoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δροσιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koelte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svalka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

coolness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coolness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COOLNESS»

The term «coolness» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.440 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COOLNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «coolness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «coolness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about coolness

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8 QUOTES WITH «COOLNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word coolness.
1
Kingman Brewster, Jr.
Maybe you are the 'cool' generation If coolness means a capacity to stay calm and use your head in the service of ends passionately believed in, then it has my admiration.
2
Bat for Lashes
I want to communicate to the everyday person. I don't want to just roll around in my own avant-garde pool of coolness.
3
Diablo Cody
I don't think coolness used to be such a commodity among adults. And now it is.
4
Christina Hendricks
I would hope that people didn't think I was anything like Joan! It's very hard for me because Joan says such cruel things all the time. It sort of makes me cringe every time I read them because I think, 'Who could be so horrible?' To be able to deliver those lines and do them with a coolness, yet still make her likable, is a bit of a challenge.
5
Joan Miro
The works must be conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness.
6
Michael Schur
I think if you're too concerned with being cool or hip or liked, you can't really make good TV because sincerity and coolness are opposites.
7
Ricky Skaggs
The fall is my favorite time of year. I love the colors. The sun is out, you get warmth on your skin but there's the coolness of the breeze. It's really comfortable.
8
Evelyn Underhill
In my relations with my father, which are difficult and where I'm often met by coolness and indifference, I am constantly tempted to be cold and indifferent. Yet I know that this is a test if I could take it rightly.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COOLNESS»

Discover the use of coolness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coolness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Perfect Thing: How the iPod Shuffles Commerce, Culture, ...
Each chapter of this book was written to stand on its own, a deeply researched, wittily observed take on a different aspect of the iPod.
Steven Levy, 2006
2
Coolness Graphed: Book
A collection of bar chart graphs humorously illustrating the coolness of a wide variety of topics drawn from today's culture, conceived and illustrated by the creator of the Coolness Graphed Tumblr blog.
Rc Jones, 2013
3
The Cultural Career of Coolness: Discourses and Practices of ...
" These are some of the questions that served as a starting-point for a comparative cultural inquiry which brought together specialists from American Studies and Japanese Studies, but also from Classics, Philosophy and Sociology.
Ulla Haselstein, Irmela Hijiya-Kirschnereit, Catrin Gersdorf, 2013
4
Coolness and Courage
The story of two opposing Civil War soldiers forced to share a barn after the Battle of Antietam.
Terry Kroenung, 2000
5
A Sociology of the Absurd
1 6 And youthful male prostitutes count it as a proof of their strong character that they do not become emotionally excited during professional acts of sexual intercourse.17 Where coolness is considered a positive trait, attempts will be made to ...
Stanford M. Lyman, Marvin B. Scott, 1989
6
Cool: The Signs and Meanings of Adolescence
2. The. Emergence. of. Coolness. Physical attractiveness has an important relationship to the adolescent's positive self-evaluation, popularity, and peer acceptance. Physical attractiveness is an important ingredient in interpersonal attraction.
Marcel Danesi, 1994
7
The Routledge Companion to Identity and Consumption
Discussion In this chapter, we identified the major characteristics associated with coolness, explored the tension between differentiation and conformity evident in various articulations or performances of coolness, and found evidence to ...
Ayalla A. Ruvio, Russell W. Belk, 2013
8
The Coolness of Josh
This is the amazing true story of Josh, a 22-year-old young man who, after two suicide attempts and a traumatic revelation, is restored to the unconditional love of his father and to the happy home he never had.
Joshua David Swift, 2013
9
Interpretive Approaches to Interpersonal Communication: The ...
Consciousness of Coolness The coresearchers did not seem to carry around anything approximating firm or "a priori" definitions of coolness. They were content to identify particular signs of coolness and, having done so, to offer "ad hoc" ...
Kathryn Carter, Mick Presnell, 1994
10
Thug Life: Race, Gender, and the Meaning of Hip-Hop
The problem is that coolness as resistance to racism has grown into a cultural pathology and borderline neurosis for black American men. If we apply the cool pose model to commercially successful hip- hop, Majors and Bilson's criticism of  ...
Michael P. Jeffries, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COOLNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coolness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Talking Horses: Wednesday's best bets plus the latest racing news
I was quite impressed by the coolness with which Charlotte Jenner rode Black Truffle to score at Wolverhampton later that day. He had the form ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
3 (cooling) getaways for this weekend, from Crystal Mountain wines …
Here are three getaways for this weekend that feature marine-air breezes or alpine coolness. 1. Not only can you sip (and take home) some of ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
3
A Shattered Ankle, A Mended Friendship
The thought makes me feel so free, like the coolness of a breeze flowing through my home, because everything in my relationships with my ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Ferrari picks UBS to help with IPO, while Fiat revs Maserati
"Some of the dealers, with the help of Maserati, got a little bit aggressive on discounting that vehicle, so it kind of lost its Maserati coolness," said ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
5
How high-tech is your firm?
Paying for "wow factor" technology is justified only if the "coolness" is worth it! 4. Technology must never eclipse personal "low-tech" interactions ... «InvestmentNews, Jul 15»
6
Georgia May Jagger flaunts model figure during Berlin Fashion Week
When you've got supermodel Jerry Hall and rock royalty Mick Jagger as parents, you're bound to have an innate sense of coolness. Well ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
Online Payment Trends Push eCommerce
Also, teens and twenty-somethings might like the “coolness” of new technologies, but after you've been there and done that, what you would ... «Zacks.com, Jul 15»
8
Alexandre Vauthier Couture Fall 2015
This season, he turned up the coolness factor, giving his ladies fringed leather — as seen on his wrap dresses — and some ammo. Yes, ammo. «WWD, Jul 15»
9
In the age of overexposure, Austrian designer Lena Hoschek's …
But it did make me think about the “coolness” of covering up. For the woman who likes to do that—whether she's making a political statement, ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
10
Local farmer brings farmer's market to Edgewood Summit
The two erupt in cackles and head back into the building to escape into the coolness of the air conditioning. They'll be back next week. «Charleston Gazette, Jul 15»

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