coolness
cool·ness/ˈkuːlnəs/noun
coolness is spelled C-O-O-L-N-E-S-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables (cool·ness). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coolness means “Moderate chilliness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coolness is coolnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in coolness?
| Letters | 8: C-O-O-L-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cool·ness |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,176th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is coolness?
Coolness appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce coolness?
- /ˈkuːlnəs/
Coolness has 2 syllables, split cool·ness in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-coolness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of coolness
- coolnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coolness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Moderate chilliness.
- 2
Calmness, confidence, or level-headedness.
- 3
datedConflict or hostility or an instance of such that stands in contrast to expected friendliness or interest.
- 4
Indifference or an instance of indifference; lack of friendliness or interest not necessarily rising to hostility.
- 5
slangSocial advantage or enviability, typically due to traits like popularity, confidence, skill, or fashion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coolness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | frais , coolitude |
| Portuguese | frio |
| Spanish | frescura, yelito, friecito, friito , genialidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does coolness come from?
From Middle English colnes, colnesse, from Old English cōlnes, cœ̄lnes, cēlnes (“coolness; cool air, breeze”), from Proto-West Germanic *kōlinassī, equivalent to cool + -ness. Cognate with Middle High German kuolnisse, küelnisse (“cooling, coolness”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).