English noun: coolness |
1. | coolness (feeling) calm and unruffled self-assurance |
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| Samples | He performed with all the coolness of a veteran.
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| Synonyms | imperturbability, imperturbableness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | calmness |
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2. | coolness (attribute) the property of being moderately cold |
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| Samples | The chilliness of early morning.
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| Synonyms | chilliness, nip |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cold, coldness, frigidity, frigidness, low temperature |
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3. | coolness (attribute) fearless self-possession in the face of danger |
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| Synonyms | nervelessness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fearlessness |
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4. | coolness (attribute) a lack of affection or enthusiasm |
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| Samples | A distressing coldness of tone and manner.
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| Synonyms | chilliness, coldness, frigidity, frigidness, iciness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | emotionlessness, unemotionality |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | lukewarmness, stone, tepidness |
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