unflappable

[ uhn-flap-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. not easily upset or confused, especially in a crisis; imperturbable.

unflappable

/ ʌnˈflæpəbəl /

adjective

1. informal.
   hard to upset; imperturbable; calm; composed

Derived Forms

• unˌflappaˈbility, noun
• unˈflappably, adverb

Other Words From

• un·flappa·bili·ty noun
• un·flappa·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unflappable¹

First recorded in 1950–55; un- ¹ + flap + -able

Example Sentences

He then selected the unflappable Walker Buehler to close out things in the ninth.

From Los Angeles Times

A team of young, unflappable characters is a positive, but sometimes you need players to take the game by the scruff of the neck.

From BBC

Smith, with his solid technique and unflappable temperament, could be England’s long-term answer at number three, leaving the gloves with Cox in the process.

From BBC

He eschewed the frantic approach of the top order, watchfully rebuilding with his equally unflappable Surrey team-mate Atkinson.

From BBC

Yet aside from an unfortunately timed chuckle here or there, Cruz was otherwise characteristically unflappable, rarely suggesting that he was caught unprepared, because he rarely is, and never coming close to providing Allred the sort of late-race collapse he could use to make up those last few precious percentage points.

From Slate

Related Words

• composed
• impassive
• nonchalant
• relaxed
• self-possessed
• unruffled