coolnessnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈkuːl.nəs/us/ˈkuːl.nəs/coolness noun [ U ] (CALM)
C2 the ability to stay calm and act in a reasonable way even in difficult situations:
Her coolness in an emergency was admirable.
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Peaceful and tranquil
- calm
- dust
- incident
- lazy
- leisurely
- level
- low-key
- peace
- peaceable
- peaceful
- quiet
- quieten
- relaxed
- respite
- restful
- sequestered
- sleepy
- the lull before the storm idiom
- tranquil
- tranquillity
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coolness noun [ U ] (UNFRIENDLINESS)
C2 behaviour that shows no warm feelings or friendliness:
I noticed a certain coolness between your parents.
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Not being friendly
- (at) daggers drawn idiom
- abrasive
- antisocial
- asocial
- austere
- estrange
- estranged
- forbidding
- frostily
- give sb the time of day idiom
- hostile
- mixer
- saturnine
- sour
- unsociable
- unwelcoming
- wintry
- with friends like you, who needs enemies? idiom
- withdraw
- withdrawal
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coolness noun [ U ] (COLD)
C1 the quality of being slightly cold:
There's a slight coolness in the air - do you think it's going to rain?
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Cool
- bracing
- cool
- cool (sb/sth) down/off
- crisp
- fresh
- refresh
- refreshing
- temperate