coolness
/ˈkuːlnəs/ noun C2- Moderate chilliness.
- Calmness, confidence, or level-headedness.
- Conflict or hostility or an instance of such that stands in contrast to expected friendliness or interest.
- Indifference or an instance of indifference; lack of friendliness or interest not necessarily rising to hostility.
- Social advantage or enviability, typically due to traits like popularity, confidence, skill, or fashion.
Plural coolnesses
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“Yes, indeed; I had previously inquired of Dantès what was his opinion of you, and if he should have any reluctance to continue you in your post, for somehow I have perceived a sort of coolness between you.”
“Continue to seek for this man, sir,” said the king to the minister of police; “for if, as I am all but convinced, General Quesnel, who would have been so useful to us at this moment, has been murdered, his assassins, Bonapartists or not, shall be cruelly punished.” It required all Villefort’s coolness not to betray the terror with which this declaration of the king inspired him.
“Father, your coolness makes me shudder.”
“So I see,” the other answered with the utmost coolness.
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