sang-froid

sang-froid or sang·froid  (sä-frwä)

n.

Coolness and composure, especially in trying circumstances.

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[French : sang, blood (from Old French, from Latin sanguis) + froid, cold (from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *frigidus, alteration of Latin frgidus; see frigid).]

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sang-froid (French) [sɑ̃frwa]

n

composure; self-possession; calmness

[from French, literally: cold blood]

Thesaurus

Noun

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sang-froid - great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool" aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise calm, calmness, composure, equanimity - steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

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sang-froid

noun composure, poise, coolness, aplomb, cool (slang), indifference, calmness, equanimity, nonchalance, phlegm, self-possession, unflappability (informal), imperturbability, cool-headedness He behaves throughout with a certain sang-froid.