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unflappability en · NOUN

Etymology

From unflappable + -ity (rather than un- + flappability, which is probably a back-formation from this word.)

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The state of being unflappable.
    • Longevity ran in the family; Mrs. Calment's mother lived until she was 86 and her father until he was 93. But Mr. Robine said her great strength was her unflappability. […]“She once said, ‘If you can't do anything about it, don't worry about it.’” 1997 August 5, Craig R. Whitney, “Jeanne Calment, World's Elder, Dies at 122”, in The New York Times, →ISSN: