# coolness

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkuːlnəs/ · frequency rank #36,092

## Definitions
1. Moderate chilliness.
2. Calmness, confidence, or level-headedness.
3. Conflict 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. Social advantage or enviability, typically due to traits like popularity, confidence, skill, or fashion.

## Etymology
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”).

## Easily confused with
- **coldness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coldness-vs-coolness)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccoolness`, `colness`, `coloness`, `coolenss`, `coollness`, `coolnes`, `coolnness`, `coolnses`, `coonless`, `ocolness`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/coolness