imperturbation

[ im-per-ter-bey-shuhn ]

noun

1. freedom from perturbation; tranquility; calmness:

   I grew up in a family with nine kids, and I promise you there was never a moment of imperturbation!

Word History and Origins

Origin of imperturbation¹

First recorded in 1640–50; from Late Latin imperturbātiōn- (stem of imperturbātiō ); im- ², perturbation

Example Sentences

On one occasion, however, his imperturbation was in imminent danger; Hajek had patted him on the shoulder, saying, with a knowing wink: "Well, my good fellow, suppose you allow me two labourers more; it shall not be your loss."

From Project Gutenberg

And, after all, she only voiced the general opinion of the school, which, by an unwritten law, had established a calm imperturbation as the height of good breeding.

From Project Gutenberg

Antonyms: composure, imperturbation, calmness. perturbed, a. excited, distressed, worried, discomposed, agitated. perusal, n. reading. peruse, v. read. perverse, a. perverted, misdirected, erring, depraved, vitiated; intractable, obstinate, stubborn, contrary, headstrong, indocile.

From Project Gutenberg

Antonyms: excited, stormy, agitated, ruffled, discomposed, perturbed, boisterous. calm, v. lull, allay, hush, tranquillize, becalm, still, compose, quiet, appease, pacify, assuage, moderate, alleviate, conciliate, abate, console. calmness, n. tranquillity, serenity, placidity, stillness, composure, imperturbability, dispassion, imperturbation, unconcern, equanimity, collectedness, self-possession.

From Project Gutenberg

Associated words: perturbable, imperturbable, perturbability, imperturbability, imperturbation. disuse, n. desuetude, insuetude, inusitation, discontinuance, obsoleteness. disused, a. obsolete. ditch, n. trench, moat, fosse, channel.

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Related Words

• calmness
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