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un·flap·pa·ble

 (ŭn-flăp′ə-bəl)
adj.
Persistently calm, whether when facing difficulties or experiencing success; not easily upset or excited.
un·flap′pa·bil′i·ty n.
un·flap′pa·bly adv.
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unflappable

(ʌnˈflæpəbəl)
adj
informal hard to upset; imperturbable; calm; composed
unˌflappaˈbility, unˈflappableness n
unˈflappably adv
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un•flap•pa•ble

(ʌnˈflæp ə bəl)

adj.
not easily upset or confused, esp. in a crisis.
[1950–55]
un•flap`pa•bil′i•ty, n.
un•flap′pa•bly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.unflappable - not easily perturbed or excited or upsetunflappable - not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure; "hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm"; "an imperturbable self-possession"; "unflappable in a crisis"
imperturbable
composed - serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress; "the performer seemed completely composed as she stepped onto the stage"; "I felt calm and more composed than I had in a long time"
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unflappable

adjective (Informal) imperturbable, cool, collected, calm, composed, level-headed, unfazed (informal), impassive, unruffled, self-possessed, not given to worry Professional life-savers need to be calm and unflappable.
nervous, excitable, twitchy (informal), volatile, temperamental, hot-headed, antsy (informal), flappable
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unflappable

adjective
Not easily excited, even under pressure:
calm, collected, composed, cool, cool-headed, detached, even, even-tempered, imperturbable, nonchalant, possessed, unruffled.
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Translations
رابِط الجأش في الأزمات
neotřesitelný
ligevægtig
rendíthetetlen
sem tekur öllu meî jafnaîargeîi
susivaldantis
pilnīgi mierīgssavaldīgs
kendine hakimsoğukkanlı

unflappable

[ˈʌnˈflæpəbl] ADJ → imperturbable
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unflappable

[ˌʌnˈflæpəbəl] adj → imperturbable
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unflappable

adj (inf) → unerschütterlich, nicht aus der Ruhe zu bringend attr; to be unflappable → die Ruhe selbst sein, die Ruhe weghaben (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unflappable

[ʌnˈflæpəbl] adj → calmo/a, composto/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

unflappable

(anˈflapəbl) adjective
able to remain calm in a crisis.
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