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aplomb (noun)

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  • aplomb — ► NOUN ▪ self confidence or calm assurance. ORIGIN French, from à plomb according to a plumb line, perpendicularly …   English terms dictionary

  • aplomb — noun a) self confidence; poise; composure. His nonchalance and aplomb during hard times have always been his best character trait. b) stability; the basic law of ballet. They have a seven year old …   Wiktionary

  • aplomb — noun (U) with aplomb in a confident and skilful way, especially when you have to deal with difficult problems or a difficult situation: Ms Sharpe handled their hostile questions with great aplomb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • aplomb — I noun assurance, backbone, balance, boldness, calmness, composure, confidence, constancy, correctness, decorum, demeanor, deportment, dignity, elegance, equanimity, equilibrium, grit, intrepidity, levelheadedness, poise, presence of mind,… …   Law dictionary

  • aplomb — noun the judges were especially impressed by her aplomb Syn: poise, self assurance, self confidence, calmness, composure, collectedness, levelheadedness, sangfroid, equilibrium, equanimity; informal unflappability …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • aplomb — noun Etymology: French, literally, perpendicularity, from Middle French, from a plomb, literally, according to the plummet Date: 1823 complete and confident composure or self assurance ; poise Synonyms: see confidence …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • aplomb — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. poise, [self ]assurance. See inexcitability. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [uh PLOM] confidence, poise. She addressed the audience with great aplomb. SYN.: confidence, poise, self …   English dictionary for students

  • aplomb — a|plomb [ ə plam ] noun uncount a confident relaxed manner, when dealing with a difficult situation …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • aplomb — [ə plɒm] noun self confidence or assurance. Origin C18 (in the sense perpendicularity, steadiness ): from Fr., from à plomb according to a plummet …   English new terms dictionary

  • aplomb — UK [əˈplɒm] / US [əˈplɑm] noun [uncountable] a confident relaxed manner when dealing with a difficult situation …   English dictionary

  • aplomb — /əˈplɒm / (say uh plom) noun 1. imperturbable self possession, poise, or assurance. 2. a perpendicular position. {French, from à according to + plomb plummet} …  

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