imperturbability en · NOUN
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English im- English perturbability English imperturbability From im- + perturbability.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A state of calm, unruffled self-assurance; aplomb, composure.
"As I sat alone at my breakfast--Mrs. Challenger is in the habit of keeping her room of a morning--it suddenly entered my head that it would be entertaining and instructive to see whether I could find any limits to this woman's imperturbability."
1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| imperturbabilities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (10)
gl imperturbabilidade (composure) · ca impertorbabilitat (composure) · ka აუმღვრევლობა (composure) · pt imperturbabilidade (composure) · fr imperturbabilité (composure) · ru невозмути́мость (composure) · hy անվրդովություն (composure) · it imperturbabilità (composure) · es imperturbabilidad (composure) · ro imperturbabilitate (composure)