grooviness
Retro cool factor
Grooviness is the quality of being groovy—cool, stylish, or pleasantly appealing.
The word peaked in 1960s and 70s counterculture but now sounds dated or deliberately retro: The whole party had a funky grooviness to it.
When used today, it often carries a nostalgic or ironic edge.
Earthy rhythmic quality
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- soulInnermost animating essence
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- backbeatAccent on weak beats
polyrhythm · James Brown · George Clinton · Parliament-Funkadelic · Stevie Wonder · Sly Stone · jam · vamp
Longing for the past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- sixtiesNumbers sixty through sixty-nine
- seventies1970-1979 period
- psychedeliaDrug-inspired artistic movement
disco · flower power · mod · bohemian · counterculture · bellbottoms · lava lamps · shag carpet
Fashionable cultural awareness
- trendinessBeing currently fashionable
- swagStolen goods, slang
- slicknessSmooth, slippery quality
- suavenessSmoothly gracious demeanor
chillness · laid-back · effortlessness · poise · composure · nonchalance · smoothness · sophistication
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- attractivenessPleasing quality that draws
- charismaMagnetic personal appeal
- magnetismForce between poles
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
enchantment · likability · personality · sparkle · captivation · fascination · engagement · warmth
funkiness
Earthy rhythmic quality
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- soulInnermost animating essence
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
backbeat · polyrhythm · James Brown · George Clinton · Parliament-Funkadelic · Stevie Wonder · Sly Stone · jam · vamp · breakbeat
nostalgia
Longing for the past
psychedelia · disco · flower power · mod · bohemian · counterculture · bellbottoms · lava lamps · shag carpet · Austin Powers
hipness
Fashionable cultural awareness
- trendinessBeing currently fashionable
- swagStolen goods, slang
- slicknessSmooth, slippery quality
suaveness · chillness · laid-back · effortlessness · poise · composure · nonchalance · smoothness · sophistication · urbanity
appeal
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- attractivenessPleasing quality that draws
- charismaMagnetic personal appeal
- magnetismForce between poles
allure · enchantment · likability · personality · sparkle · captivation · fascination · engagement · warmth · vibe
groovinesssquareness
Right-angled regularity
uncoolness · unhipness · dorkiness · nerdiness · stuffiness
groovinessawkwardness
Lack of grace or ease
clunkiness · stiffness · jerkiness · choppiness · gracelessness
groovinessdreariness
State of dispiriting dullness
dullness · tedium · joylessness · cheerlessness · unpleasantness
groove, grooved, groovy, grooves, grooving, groovier, grooviest, regrooved, groover