Definitions
Etymologies
- From cool + -th. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Once I start my new series -- a darker one -- I wonder what I'll have to avoid as well. re: the sponge -- one time I was reading CJ Cherryh and found that I'd used "coolth" in one of my drafts.”
“Latinos press Obama to deliver immigration reform - Washington Post Thousands rally in Russia against economic policy - Washington Post UN chief is shown Israeli settlements, barrier - Washington Post Home insulation: Staying 'coolth' without the air-conditioner”
“coolth" squatting on her dwarf stool at her hut-door, and puffing the preparatory pipe, -- girds her loins for the evening meal, and makes every one "look alive.”
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1
“It's already here as it deliciously unfolds by way of singers Sally Mayes (whose 1989 Broadway bow was in Welcome to the Club), Lillias White (who won her Tony in the Coleman-Gasman The Life) and Rachel York (who let off steam heat in City of Angels) as well as Daniel Burnham (who has an undeniable affinity for the coolth flowing through Coleman's work).”
“Trees give me shade, coolth, and a place to anchor my hammock.”
What Is It About Treehuggers Anyway? « Unambiguously Ambidextrous
“He develops some coolth through being with her, and she softens to the idea of relationships.”
ianrandalstrock: Is there a whole region of the country I've missed?
“I will cheerfully package up some Western Australian heat to send to anyone who's willing to swap me some North American coolth.”
“A Stirling cycle engine runs when heat (or coolth) is applied externally to the engine.”
Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » Stirling CPU Cooler
“The houses are built to preserve any coolth possible, so with all the humidity, it is very uncomfortable.”
“I just think it's nifty and dandy that Schroeder is packing multiple coolth into his novel.”
EcoGeek & Skiffy Writer Karl Schroeder Interviewed at WorldChanging
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘coolth’.
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Clever Words
Cool words to work into a chat ...
luftmensch, karoshi, sunglade, moonwake, afterwit, grawlix, blinkenlights, blinkenlight, somewhen, twoth, coolth, overmorrow and 4 more...
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agnesluv's list
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Oddball Opposites
headweak, uppour, breathful, downbraid, footquarters, happysack, dayjar, handloose, gogap, bookstationary, whitestrap, beforemath and 160 more...
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Words that make you go hmmmm...
Interesting words you probably won't hear in your day-to-day.
maxwell, mooncalf, quagga, glaikit, musquash, lingam, haruspex, qindarka, chthonic, ipomoea, azimuthal, valuta and 305 more...
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Made up words
Particularly those with their origin among the children of certain families.
mummets, glepters, anaphoraditus, deifenestration, coanniversary, santorum, refreshman, cisvestite, omnegligent, flagillitious, flagellicious, roleo and 27 more...
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assorted unsorted
omnigatherum, spleen, snapdragon, vulgar, bien pensant, desiderata, dissertating, pissant, geis, weird, paradox, detritus and 21 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for coolth.
lquilter I recall it from Edward Eager, Magic by the Lake ... written in the 1950s. Aug 12, 2009
shevek Oh okay. That's where I lifted it from anyway. Aug 28, 2008
bilby Been around longer than that Shev. Aug 27, 2008
shevek n. Opposite of warmth.
(lifted from Star Wars lore) Aug 27, 2008