aplomb

a·plomb

A0366700 (ə-plŏm′, ə-plŭm′)n. Self-confident assurance; poise: "It is native personality ... that endows a man to stand before presidents or generals ... with aplomb" (Walt Whitman).

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[French, from Old French a plomb, perpendicularly : a, according to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + plomb, lead weight (from Latin plumbum, lead).]

aplomb

(əˈplɒm) nequanimity, self-confidence, or self-possession[C18: from French: rectitude, uprightness, from à plomb according to the plumb line, vertically]

a•plomb

(əˈplɒm, əˈplʌm)

n. imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance. [1820–30; < French à plomb according to the plummet, i.e., straight up and down, vertical position]

Thesaurus

Noun

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aplomb - great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"assuredness, sang-froid, cool, poisecalm, calmness, composure, equanimity - steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

aplomb

noun self-possession, confidence, stability, self-confidence, composure, poise, coolness, calmness, equanimity, balance, self-assurance, sang-froid, level-headedness The cast executed the production with professional aplomb.
confusion, embarrassment, chagrin, self-consciousness, awkwardness, discomfiture, discomposure

aplomb

noun1. A firm belief in one's own powers:assurance, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, self-possession.2. A stable, calm state of the emotions:balance, collectedness, composure, coolness, equanimity, imperturbability, imperturbableness, nonchalance, poise, sang-froid, self-possession, unflappability.Slang: cool.

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