sang-froid

sang-froid

or sang·froid S0069300 (säN-frwä′)n. Coolness and composure, especially in trying circumstances.

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[French : sang, blood (from Old French, from Latin sanguis) + froid, cold (from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *frigidus, alteration of Latin frīgidus; see frigid).]

sang-froid

(French sɑ̃frwa) ncomposure; self-possession; calmness[C18: from French, literally: cold blood]

sang-froid

(Fr. sɑ̃ˈfrwa)

n. coolness of mind; calmness; composure. [1740–50; < French: literally, cold blood]

sang-froid

A French term meaning cold blood, used to mean calmness in a testing or dangerous situation.

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Noun

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

sang-froid

noun composure, poise, coolness, aplomb, cool (slang), indifference, calmness, equanimity, nonchalance, phlegm, self-possession, unflappability (informal), imperturbability, cool-headedness He behaves throughout with a certain sang-froid.

sang-froid

nounA stable, calm state of the emotions:aplomb, balance, collectedness, composure, coolness, equanimity, imperturbability, imperturbableness, nonchalance, poise, self-possession, unflappability.Slang: cool.