aplomb

Definitions


[aˈplɒ̃], (Noun)

Definitions:
- self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation
(e.g: Diana passed the test with aplomb)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 18th century (in the sense ‘perpendicularity, steadiness’): from French, from à plomb ‘according to a plumb line’




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