aplomb

a·plomb

 (ə-plŏm′, ə-plŭm′)

n.

Self-confident assurance; poise: "It is native personality ... that endows a man to stand before presidents or generals ... with aplomb" (Walt Whitman).

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[French, from Old French a plomb, perpendicularly : a, according to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + plomb, lead weight (from Latin plumbum, lead).]

aplomb

(əˈplɒm)

n

equanimity, self-confidence, or self-possession

[C18: from French: rectitude, uprightness, from à plomb according to the plumb line, vertically]

a•plomb

(əˈplɒm, əˈplʌm)

n.

imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.

[1820–30; < French à plomb according to the plummet, i.e., straight up and down, vertical position]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

aplomb

noun self-possession, confidence, stability, self-confidence, composure, poise, coolness, calmness, equanimity, balance, self-assurance, sang-froid, level-headedness The cast executed the production with professional aplomb.
confusion, embarrassment, chagrin, self-consciousness, awkwardness, discomfiture, discomposure

aplomb

noun

1. A firm belief in one's own powers:

assurance, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, self-possession.

2. A stable, calm state of the emotions:

balance, collectedness, composure, coolness, equanimity, imperturbability, imperturbableness, nonchalance, poise, sang-froid, self-possession, unflappability.

Slang: cool.

Translations

padronanza di s

aplomb

[əˈplɒm] N (liter) → aplomo m
with great aplomb → con gran aplomo or serenidad

aplomb

[əˈplɒm] n → sang-froid m, assurance f

aplomb

n → Gelassenheit f; with aplomb → gelassen

aplomb

[əˈplɒm] n → disinvoltura
with great aplomb → senza scomporsi, con gran disinvoltura