imperturbable

[ im-per-tur-buh-buhl ]

adjective
  1. incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm: imperturbable composure.

Origin of imperturbable

1
1490–1500; <Late Latin imperturbābilis. See im-2, perturbable

Other words for imperturbable

Other words from imperturbable

  • im·per·turb·a·bil·i·ty, im·per·turb·a·ble·ness, noun
  • im·per·turb·a·bly, adverb

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How to use imperturbable in a sentence

  • He was greeted by hoots and jeers, but with absolute imperturbability he reorganised his forces and checked the enemy.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • He has that natural repose and imperturbability that are everything to an artist, but which, unfortunately, so few of us possess.

  • Then she recalled with pride Margaret's imperturbability under such a trial.

    The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
  • Mr. Simeon Browns usual demeanour was that of the most leathery imperturbability.

    The Minister's Wooing | Harriet Beecher Stowe
  • Punch admired the imperturbability of Mr. Asquith, who is shown combining in his own person the rles of prisoner, judge and jury.

British Dictionary definitions for imperturbable

imperturbable

/ (ˌɪmpɜːˈtɜːbəbəl) /


adjective
  1. not easily perturbed; calm; unruffled

Derived forms of imperturbable

  • imperturbability or imperturbableness, noun
  • imperturbably, adverb
  • imperturbation (ˌɪmpɜːtɜːˈbeɪʃən), noun

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