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coolness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of coolness

1 evenness of emotions or temper

  • his coolness under pressure makes him everyone's first choice to head a project with an ironclad deadline
Synonyms of coolness

aplomb, calmness, collectedness, composedness, composure, cool, countenance, equanimity, equilibrium, imperturbability, placidity, repose, sangfroid, self-composedness, self-possession, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility), tranquilness
Words Related to coolness

assurance, confidence, poise, self-assurance, self-assuredness, self-confidence, self-trust

easygoingness, laid-backness

apathy, detachment, impassivity, indifference, insensibility, numbness, phlegm, unconcern
Near Antonyms of coolness

alarm (also alarum), anxiety, anxiousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, care, concern, disquiet, solicitude, uneasiness, worry

excitability, excitableness, nervousness

disturbance
Antonyms of coolness

agitation, discomposure, perturbation

2 the quality or state of being fashionable

  • the coolness of their clothes is something that high schoolers tend to obsess over
Synonyms of coolness

cool, fashionableness, hip, hipness, hipsterism, modishness, stylishness, trendiness, voguishness
Words Related to coolness

chic, chicness, dapperness, elegance, poshness, smartness, style, swank, swankiness

class, grace, gracefulness, majesty, stateliness

artfulness, polish, sophistication, taste, tastefulness
Near Antonyms of coolness

flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, gracelessness, grotesqueness, tackiness, tastelessness, tawdriness
Antonyms of coolness

unfashionableness

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