cool-headed
adjective
not easily excited; calm.
coolheadedness
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a word derived from
cool-headed.
Example Sentences
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Still, many others chose to ride out Delta with a shrug — a response that might be interpreted as coolheadedness or insouciance.
From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2020
I’d refer to my coolheadedness under pressure, without being braggy, of course.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2020
That sort of coolheadedness, though, is contrary to the cowboy risk-taking for which tech culture constantly congratulates itself.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2017
The judge, Jeffrey Miller, had served as a deputy attorney general in California for nearly twenty years and was known for his coolheadedness and independence.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 19, 2015
This remark came from Bendit, who, with his English coolheadedness, looked at things only from a practical standpoint, in which sentiment played no part.
From Nobody's Girl (En Famille) by Florence Crewe-Jones
