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| Main Entry: | aplomb1 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | great self-confidence; self-assuredness |
| Etymology: | Middle French a plomb 'according to the plummet' |
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aplomb
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| Main Entry: | aplomb2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | perpendicularity |
| Etymology: | Middle French a plomb 'according to the plummet' |
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a·plomb
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| 1. | imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance. |
| 2. | the perpendicular, or vertical, position. |
[Origin: 1820–30; < F à plomb according to the plummet, i.e., straight up and down, vertical position
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] —Synonyms 1. composure, equanimity, imperturbability.
—Antonyms 1. confusion, discomposure; doubt, uncertainty.
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| a·plomb
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n. Self-confident assurance; poise. See Synonyms at confidence. [French, from Old French a plomb, perpendicularly : a, according to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + plomb, lead weight (from Latin plumbum, lead).] |
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aplomb
"assurance, confidence," 1828, from Fr., lit. "perpendicularity," from phrase à plomb "poised upright, balanced," lit. "on the plumb line," from L. plumbum "(the metal) lead" (see plumb), of which the weight at the end of the line was made.
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| aplomb | |
noun | |
| great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool" |
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Aplomb
A`plomb"\, n. [F., lit. perpendicularity; ? to + plomb lead. See Plumb.] Assurance of manner or of action; self-possession.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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