Definition of aplomb Aplomb

/ʌplɑˈm/ - [uplam] - a•plomb

We found 6 definitions of aplomb from 5 different sources.

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What does aplomb mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: aplombs

aplomb - great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"
  assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid
  composure, equanimity, calm, calmness steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • aplomb (n.)
    Assurance of manner or of action; self-possession.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • aplomb
    a-plom′, n. the perpendicular, perpendicularity: self-possession, coolness. [Fr. aplomb, perpendicular position—à plomb, according to plummet.]

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aplomb in sign language
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