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aplomb
[ uh-plom, uh-pluhm ]
noun
- imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.
Synonyms: imperturbability, equanimity, composure
Antonyms: uncertainty, doubt, discomposure, confusion
- the perpendicular, or vertical, position.
aplomb
/ əˈplɒm /
noun
- equanimity, self-confidence, or self-possession
Word History and Origins
Origin of aplomb1
Word History and Origins
Origin of aplomb1
Example Sentences
Discretion is that panel’s ultimate skill, and Walorski wielded it with aplomb.
One voice can gum up the entire political reality in Washington, and those voices know how to find the microphones with aplomb.
Transients are sharp, and attack and decay are handled with aplomb, it’s just more tightly focused unless you’re at a closer proximity.
These skis are adept at floating on storm days and smearing turns in the trees or on steeps, but thanks to years of refinement, they also rip turns on hardpack with enough aplomb for daily resort skiing out west.
No transients are lost, attack and decay are handled with aplomb, it’s just more tightly focused unless you’re at a closer proximity.
Resolving moral dilemmas is her daily work, and she does it with clarity and aplomb.
It was a dizzying time, and Shaquille handled an array of new situations with conspicuous aplomb.
The cutting-edge forensic work that it took to bring them into custody from abroad is retold with great aplomb by Levington.
Meanwhile, during the past several years in Champagne, the “Grower” movement has gained momentum and aplomb.
Such boldfaced aplomb would be deployed time and time again in dealing with the Nazis.
"No," she exclaimed with dainty aplomb to the man who sat cross-legged in muslin draperies on the table.
I had behaved with unusual sedateness, had showed an aplomb I had never before evidenced.
Winona, with surprising aplomb, bore the scrutiny of the family while she pulled long white gloves along her bare arms.
Chattie jumped up on the windowsill, with her usual stealthy aplomb, and rubbed herself against the girl's face.
Suddenly, and for the first time in all her knowledge of him, his cynical aplomb had fallen from the man like a garment.
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