aplomb

[ uh-plom, uh-pluhm ]
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noun
  1. imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.

  2. the perpendicular, or vertical, position.

Origin of aplomb

1
First recorded in 1820–30; from French à plomb “according to the plummet” (straight up and down, vertical position); cf. plumb

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aplomb

/ (əˈplɒm) /


noun
  1. equanimity, self-confidence, or self-possession

Origin of aplomb

1
C18: from French: rectitude, uprightness, from à plomb according to the plumb line, vertically

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