aplomb

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈplɒm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈplɑm, əˈplʌm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə plom′, ə plum′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
a•plomb /əˈplɑm, əˈplʌm/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. self-confidence;
    self-assurance;
    poise:He handled the difficult questions with his customary aplomb.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
a•plomb  (ə plom′, ə plum′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.
  2. the perpendicular, or vertical, position.
  • French à plomb according to the plummet, i.e., straight up and down, vertical position
  • 1820–30
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged composure, equanimity, imperturbability.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged confusion, discomposure; doubt, uncertainty.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
aplomb / əˈplɒm/
  1. equanimity, self-confidence, or self-possession
Etymology: 18th Century: from French: rectitude, uprightness, from à plomb according to the plumb line, vertically
'aplomb' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
equanimity

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