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APLOMB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aplomb mean? 

APLOMB (noun)
  The noun APLOMB has 1 sense:

1. great coolness and composure under strainplay

  Familiarity information: APLOMB used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


APLOMB (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Great coolness and composure under strain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

aplomb; assuredness; cool; poise; sang-froid

Context example:

keep your cool

Hypernyms ("aplomb" is a kind of...):

calm; calmness; composure; equanimity (steadiness of mind under stress)


 Context examples 


What a situation for a man who prided himself upon his aplomb, and upon bringing all that he undertook to the very highest standard of success!

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Always mature for her age, she had gained a certain aplomb in both carriage and conversation, which made her seem more of a woman of the world than she was, but her old petulance now and then showed itself, her strong will still held its own, and her native frankness was unspoiled by foreign polish.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)



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