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a·plomb
(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).
[French, from Old French a plomb, perpendicularly : a, according to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + plomb, lead weight (from Latin plumbum, lead).]
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aplomb
(əˈplɒm)n
equanimity, self-confidence, or self-possession
[C18: from French: rectitude, uprightness, from à plomb according to the plumb line, vertically]
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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]
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Noun | 1. | aplomb - great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool" calm, calmness, composure, equanimity - steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" |
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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
confusion, embarrassment, chagrin, self-consciousness, awkwardness, discomfiture, discomposure
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noun1. A firm belief in one's own powers:
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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