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    aplomb
    /əˈplɒm/

    noun

    • 1. self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation: "Diana passed the test with aplomb"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › aplombAplomb Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Aplomb is a noun that means complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise. It comes from French and has the same root as plumb, plumber, and plunge. See synonyms, examples, and word history of aplomb.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAPLOMB | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    uk / əˈplɒm / us / əˈplɑːm / Add to word list. confidence and style: Rosalind conducted the meeting with characteristic aplomb/ with her usual aplomb. Synonyms. cool (CALM) informal. poise approving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Confidence & self-assurance. amour propre. assertively. assertiveness training. dogmatist. empowered.

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  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAPLOMB | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    noun [ U ] us / əˈplɑːm / uk / əˈplɒm / Add to word list. confidence and style: Rosalind conducted the meeting with characteristic aplomb/ with her usual aplomb. Synonyms. cool (CALM) informal. poise approving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Confidence & self-assurance. amour propre. assertively. assertiveness training. dogmatist.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › aplombAplomb - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Take a deep breath, and approach life's messes with aplomb. When you think of aplomb, think cool, calm and collected. Not frazzled, furious, and fiery. Aplomb comes from the French word meaning "perpendicularity," from the phrase à plomb for "poised upright, balanced." Definitions of aplomb.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › aplombAPLOMB Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Aplomb definition: imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.. See examples of APLOMB used in a sentence.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishaplomb noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Aplomb means doing something in a confident and successful way, often in a difficult situation. See examples, pronunciation, synonyms and word origin of aplomb.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › aplombAplomb - definition of aplomb by The Free Dictionary

    Define aplomb. aplomb synonyms, aplomb pronunciation, aplomb translation, English dictionary definition of aplomb. n. Self-confident assurance; poise: "It is native personality ... that endows a man to stand before presidents or generals ... with aplomb" .