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coolness

/ˈkuːlnəs/KOOL-nuhs
/ˈkulnəs/KOOL-nuhs

Meaningthe state or quality of being cool

Common meaning: the state or quality of being cool (inferred)

Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gal-‘freeze, be cold’source
  2. Old EnglishcolsourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishcolsource
  4. Englishcool‘slightly cold’
  5. Englishformed in English from coolcoolness‘the state or quality of being cool (inferred)’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the state or quality of being cool. It can be inferred from any of: cool.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from cool + -ness (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

  • col Old English · source word “cool”

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