Usage Note
Kühlheit applied to a person's manner means a measured emotional distance; it is not hostility but a deliberate or temperamental lack of warmth. Mit einer gewissen Kühlheit (with a certain coolness) is a common journalistic phrase.
Examples
"Er empfing die Delegation mit auffälliger Kühlheit, ohne zu lächeln."
Natural Translation
He received the delegation with noticeable coolness, without smiling.
Literal Translation
He received the delegation with conspicuous coolness, without to smile.
Related Words
- Abgebrühtheit hardened cynicism, unshockable matter-of-factness
- Achtsamkeit mindfulness, attentiveness, careful awareness
- Ansicht opinion
- Arglosigkeit naivety, guilelessness, unsuspecting nature
- Argwohn suspicion
- Aufbruchsstimmung mood of new beginnings, pioneering spirit
- Aufsässigkeit rebelliousness, insubordination
- Bedächtigkeit deliberateness, careful thoughtfulness
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