uncoolness
Lack of style
Uncoolness is the quality of being unfashionable, socially awkward, or lacking in style.
It can describe genuine failure to meet social standards or be worn as a badge of pride by those who reject them: He embraced his uncoolness, wearing dad jeans without irony.
The word often carries affection—acknowledging one's uncoolness can itself be endearing.
Vulgar or slightly sticky
- frumpyDrab and unstylish
- dowdyUnstylish in appearance
- unstylishLacking fashionable appeal
- naffTasteless, low-quality
daggy · cheesy · kitsch · gaudy · trashy · tasteless · garish · fashion victim
Lacking physical coordination
- gaucheSocially awkward, unrefined
- ineptLacking skill or competence
- maladroitLacking physical deftness
- bumblingClumsily incompetent
fumbling · gawky · ungainly · oafish · ham-handed · uncoordinated · blundering · ungraceful
Belonging to earlier times
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- passéNo longer fashionable
- obsoleteNo longer in use
unfashionable · behind the times · out of touch · unhip · square · anachronistic · retro · yesteryear
Not pleasing aesthetically
- off-puttingCausing mild aversion
- uninvitingLacking warmth or appeal
- undesirableNot wanted or sought
- repellentCauses strong aversion
disagreeable · unpleasant · drab · dreary · bland · dull · boring · uninteresting
Excluded from a group
- shunnedPersistently avoided socially
- excludedShut out, denied entry
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- unpopularNot liked by many
marginalized · sidelined · snubbed · ignored · blackballed · unwanted · alienated · overlooked
tacky
Vulgar or slightly sticky
naff · daggy · cheesy · kitsch · gaudy · trashy · tasteless · garish · fashion victim · try-hard
clumsy
Lacking physical coordination
bumbling · fumbling · gawky · ungainly · oafish · ham-handed · uncoordinated · blundering · ungraceful · inelegant
old-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
obsolete · unfashionable · behind the times · out of touch · unhip · square · anachronistic · retro · yesteryear · antiquated
unattractive
Not pleasing aesthetically
- off-puttingCausing mild aversion
- uninvitingLacking warmth or appeal
- undesirableNot wanted or sought
repellent · disagreeable · unpleasant · drab · dreary · bland · dull · boring · uninteresting · lackluster
ostracized
Excluded from a group
unpopular · marginalized · sidelined · snubbed · ignored · blackballed · unwanted · alienated · overlooked · left out
uncoolnesscoolness
Calm self-possession
hipness · trendiness · stylishness · chicness · hip
uncoolnesspopularity
Mass public favor
cachet · prestige · street cred · cred · social capital
uncoolnesscoolness
Calm self-possession
composure · poise · sangfroid · cool-headedness · collectedness
cool, cooler, coolness, uncool, cooling, cooled, coolest, coolly, supercool