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im·per·turb·a·ble
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pərˈtɜr
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bəl
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adjective
incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm:
imperturbable composure.
Origin:
1490–1500;
<
Late Latin
imperturbābilis.
See
im-
2
,
perturbable
Related forms
im·per·turb·a·bil·i·ty,
im·per·turb·a·ble·ness,
noun
im·per·turb·a·bly,
adverb
Synonyms
composed, collected, impassive, cool, unmoved.
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imperturbable
(ˌɪmpɜːˈtɜːbəb
ə
l)
—
adj
not easily perturbed; calm; unruffled
imperturba'bility
—
n
imper'turbableness
—
n
imper'turbably
—
adv
imperturbation
—
n
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imperturbable
(ˌɪmpɜːˈtɜːbəb
ə
l)
—
adj
not easily perturbed; calm; unruffled
imperturba'bility
—
n
imper'turbableness
—
n
imper'turbably
—
adv
imperturbation
—
n
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Word Origin & History
imperturbable
mid-15c., from L.L. imperturbabilis "that cannot be disturbed" (Augustine), from in- "not" + *perturbabilis, from L. perturbare "to confuse, disturb" (see
perturb
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Manliness is expressed through emotional coolness, ruthlessness, and
imperturbability
at any depravity.
What suggestions of
imperturbability
and being, as against the human trait of mere seeming.
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