COOLNESS Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

coolness

noun

Definition of coolness

as in composure

evenness of emotions or temper his coolness under pressure makes him everyone's first choice to head a project with an ironclad deadline

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as in elegance

the quality or state of being fashionable the coolness of their clothes is something that high schoolers tend to obsess over

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Recent Examples of coolness And despite its inherent coolness, the music and culture is a very studious art form. — Steve Baltin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 And during the hottest months in the summer, many of us seek the coolness of the indoors and the promise of autumnal temperatures that will come. — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2026 This Loops x Dune mist is so refreshing— an instant burst of coolness that also soothes and rehydrates my skin without disrupting my makeup. — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026 Stereo 41, Walnut Creek A bastion of late-night coolness – almost too cool – has taken root in downtown Walnut Creek. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 Achieving mainstream stardom hasn’t stopped Cale, Jacobs and Scorsese from maintaining the glimmer of coolness decades into their careers. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 On TikTok or Instagram, a gesture once used to symbolize doctrine or wisdom starts to look like confidence, coolness, even swagger. — Denva Gallant, The Conversation, 8 July 2026 The rain will bring coolness to the air, lowering temperatures to the 80s. — Elainie Colton, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026 What the rise of 'chalance' says about dating People have equated aloofness with coolness since long before the internet came around. — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coolness

Noun

Lily responds with monk-like composure in response to Jackie’s rude queries.

— Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026
That composure helped carry Garcia quickly through open-wheel racing.

— Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of composure

Noun

Capturing the whole of the set-up, a Mediterranean pile on the north-west coast of Cyprus, framing its splendid size, its weighty elegance, its thrilling solidity, is challenging.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Mosaku’s dress was formfitting and merged timeless elegance with a scintillating, sensual appeal by contemporary standards.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of elegance

Noun

Adopting techniques from classic-Hollywood style, cinematographers dusted off antiquated equipment, using tungsten bulbs instead of LEDs to create the low-key contrasts typical of the genre.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Its official music video, which was uploaded in 2019 and now clocks up one billion views, was shot in the style of a telenovela.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of style

Noun

These perfectly girly-sporty sneakers have a substantial fan club who trust them for comfort and stylishness.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 14 Sep. 2026
Even when some of the tricks become apparent, each new repetition somehow delivers more than the last, though the weightless, old-school video game aesthetic of the alien monster design sticks out even more amid the stylishness of the world captured in-camera.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 May 2026

Definition of stylishness

Noun

His arms are gorgeous throughout this dance, and Derek is especially impressed by his cucarachas (that side-to-side movement that gets the hips going).

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
The hip-hugging silhouettes also provided a prime opportunity to show off oversized belts and bellybutton piercings.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of hip

Noun

At least Skubal got to drink his water in the relative cool of the dugout between innings.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
His strength in the late nineties was a kind of calm under pressure, and his power in the next decade was translating that swaggering cool for ever-larger stages.

— Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

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