aplomb

Meaning of aplomb

noun
  1. self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.
    Diana passed the test with aplomb

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

Information about aplomb

Hyphenation of aplomb

aplomb

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • aplomb is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

aplomb synonyms

Meaning assuredness:

assuredness, cool, poise

Meaning confidence or certainty in one's own abilities:

assurance

Meaning the state or quality of being free from agitation or strong emotion:

calmness

Meaning the state or feeling of being calm and in control of oneself:

composure

Meaning the state of being calm and self-controlled:

collectedness

Meaning composure or coolness shown in danger or under trying circumstances:

sangfroid

Meaning a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced:

equilibrium

Meaning calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation:

equanimity

Meaning a whitish fibre or bundle of fibres in the body that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and impulses from these to the muscles and organs:

nerve

Meaning the state of being nonchalant:

nonchalance

Anagrams of aplomb

Pombal

Words that rhyme with aplomb

Lomb, clomb, outclomb, colomb, plomb, Coulomb, abcoulomb, abscoulomb, coulomb, megacoulomb, microcoulomb, millicoulomb, myriacoulomb, statcoulomb

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