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Definition of unflappability - 4 dictionary results

un⋅flap⋅pa⋅ble

  [uhn-flap-uh-buhl]
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–adjective
not easily upset or confused, esp. in a crisis; imperturbable.
Origin:
1950–55; un- 1 + flap + -able

Related forms:
un⋅flap⋅pa⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
un⋅flap⋅pa⋅bly, adverb
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un·flap·pa·ble   (ŭn-flāp'ə-bəl)   
adj.  Persistently calm, whether when facing difficulties or experiencing success; not easily upset or excited.
un·flap'pa·bil'i·ty n., un·flap'pa·bly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
unflappable

  1. mod.
    not subject to distraction; imperturbable. : She is totally unflappable.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

unflappable 
1958, from un- (1) "not" + flap (v.) + -able. Originally used in ref. to Harold Macmillan, British P.M. 1957-63.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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