imperturbableadj.

Brit.

/ˌɪmpəˈtəːbəbl/, U.S.

/ˌɪmpərˈtərbəb(ə)l/

Forms:

α. late Middle English inperturbable.

β. late Middle English 1600s– imperturbable.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin imperturbabilis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin imperturbabilis (4th or 5th cent. in Augustine) < classical Latin im- im- prefix² + post-classical Latin perturbabilis perturbable adj.Compare Middle French, French imperturbable (c1400), Spanish imperturbable (late 16th cent.), Italian imperturbabilità (late 14th cent.). With the α. forms compare in- prefix⁴.

Not capable of being, or not liable to be, mentally perturbed or agitated; unexcitable; calm, composed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adjective]

slowc1384

imperturbablea1475

sober-minded1534

well-staid1550

settled1557

sober1564

steady1602

unprovokable1646

good-tempered1685

inirritable1794

well-adjusted1809

unvolatile1823

inexcitable1828

unrufflable1828

churchwardenly1830

unruffable1837

unexcitable1839

unrousable1842

well-tempered1852

middle-aged1853

unsqueamish1893

unflappable1958

a1475 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi (Cambr. Gg.1.16) (1997) iii. liii. 124 Whenne shal þer be sadde pees, pees inperturbable [emended in ed. to imperturbable; a1500 Trin. Dublin imperturbable], and sure [L. pax imperturbabilis et secura]?

1605 A. Munday tr. G. Affinati Dumbe Divine Speaker xxiii. 257 That to a wise man there can happen no iniury or offence at all, to molest the felicity of his minde, which (in the Stoicks opinion) ought to bee imperturbable [It. imperturbabile].

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Impassible The Stoics place the Soul of their Wise Man in an impassible imperturbable State.

1820 W. Scott Monastery II. ii. 61 Wearing..a face of as solemn and imperturbable gravity, as if his existence had depended on the accuracy of his calculation.

1913 Crisis Jan. 136/2 That imperturbable young man only nodded.

2006 Cruising World Dec. 61/2 Alfie seemed imperturbable, even cheerful as he sat at the helm, steering casually over the big swells.

Derivatives

imperˈturbableness n. the quality of being imperturbable; imperturbability.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [noun]

imperturbability1725

inirritability1793

imperturbableness1831

inexcitability1864

unexcitability1882

athambia1956

unflappability1959

1831 Tatler 12 Apr. 754/1 A sort of constitutional equanimity and imperturbableness of temper.

1956 Vigiliae Christianae 10 88 The writing on the ground is in fact a motif intended to stress the imperturbableness of Jesus in face of the aggressiveness of his opponents.

2013 Econ. & Polit. Weekly (Nexis) 23 Feb. The imperturbableness of the state machine..is different from the zealousness of the martyr machine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	imperturbable
释义	imperturbableadj. Brit. /ˌɪmpəˈtəːbəbl/, U.S. /ˌɪmpərˈtərbəb(ə)l/ Forms: α. late Middle English inperturbable. β. late Middle English 1600s– imperturbable. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin imperturbabilis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin imperturbabilis (4th or 5th cent. in Augustine) < classical Latin im- im- prefix² + post-classical Latin perturbabilis perturbable adj.Compare Middle French, French imperturbable (c1400), Spanish imperturbable (late 16th cent.), Italian imperturbabilità (late 14th cent.). With the α. forms compare in- prefix⁴. Not capable of being, or not liable to be, mentally perturbed or agitated; unexcitable; calm, composed. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adjective] slowc1384 imperturbablea1475 sober-minded1534 well-staid1550 settled1557 sober1564 steady1602 unprovokable1646 good-tempered1685 inirritable1794 well-adjusted1809 unvolatile1823 inexcitable1828 unrufflable1828 churchwardenly1830 unruffable1837 unexcitable1839 unrousable1842 well-tempered1852 middle-aged1853 unsqueamish1893 unflappable1958 a1475 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi (Cambr. Gg.1.16) (1997) iii. liii. 124 Whenne shal þer be sadde pees, pees inperturbable [emended in ed. to imperturbable; a1500 Trin. Dublin imperturbable], and sure [L. pax imperturbabilis et secura]? 1605 A. Munday tr. G. Affinati Dumbe Divine Speaker xxiii. 257 That to a wise man there can happen no iniury or offence at all, to molest the felicity of his minde, which (in the Stoicks opinion) ought to bee imperturbable [It. imperturbabile]. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Impassible The Stoics place the Soul of their Wise Man in an impassible imperturbable State. 1820 W. Scott Monastery II. ii. 61 Wearing..a face of as solemn and imperturbable gravity, as if his existence had depended on the accuracy of his calculation. 1913 Crisis Jan. 136/2 That imperturbable young man only nodded. 2006 Cruising World Dec. 61/2 Alfie seemed imperturbable, even cheerful as he sat at the helm, steering casually over the big swells. Derivatives imperˈturbableness n. the quality of being imperturbable; imperturbability. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [noun] imperturbability1725 inirritability1793 imperturbableness1831 inexcitability1864 unexcitability1882 athambia1956 unflappability1959 1831 Tatler 12 Apr. 754/1 A sort of constitutional equanimity and imperturbableness of temper. 1956 Vigiliae Christianae 10 88 The writing on the ground is in fact a motif intended to stress the imperturbableness of Jesus in face of the aggressiveness of his opponents. 2013 Econ. & Polit. Weekly (Nexis) 23 Feb. The imperturbableness of the state machine..is different from the zealousness of the martyr machine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1475
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