unflappableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈflapəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈflæpəb(ə)l/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b.

colloquial.

Not subject to nervous excitement or anxiety; imperturbable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adjective]

slowc1384

imperturbablea1475

sober-minded1534

well-staid1550

settled1557

sober1564

steady1602

unprovokable1646

good-tempered1685

inirritable1794

well-adjusted1809

unvolatile1823

inexcitable1828

unrufflable1828

churchwardenly1830

unruffable1837

unexcitable1839

unrousable1842

well-tempered1852

middle-aged1853

unsqueamish1893

unflappable1958

1958 Observer 27 July 11/1 Six months ago even the unflappable Mr. Macmillan had his doubts and sometimes asked in bewilderment what he was doing wrong.

1963 Times 27 May 4/5 The Stowe captain looked a neat and unflappable batsman, and his 41 out of 62 was the yard~stick of his value to the team.

1973 ‘B. Mather’ Snowline iv. 47 He was a senior policeman, and as such deemed to be unflappable.

1980 L. Birnbach et al. Official Preppy Handbk. 34/2 Charm is the Preppy's suit of armor, the facade of unflappable gentility.

1984 Listener 20 Dec. 48/1 In other economic areas Japan appears equally unflappable, and with reason.

Derivatives

unflappaˈbility n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [noun]

imperturbability1725

inirritability1793

imperturbableness1831

inexcitability1864

unexcitability1882

athambia1956

unflappability1959

1959 Economist 30 May 823/2 The Prime Minister..has no doubt been reflecting on the virtues of the legend of unflappability.

1965 ‘C. Fremlin’ Jealous One xxi. 169 The confident unflappability of the one who doesn't actually have to make the journey.

1982 J. Elliott Country of her Dreams i. 14 Nicholas..had been roped in..as nanny to the British delegation..for his unflappability.

unˈflappably adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adverb]

imperturbably1811

steady1853

unflappably1966

1966 Guardian 19 Aug. 8/6 An omission unflappably repaired by the BBC's music library.

1971 Guardian 9 Sept. 9/6 Catering apparently unflappably for whole houses full of actors.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unflappable
释义	unflappableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈflapəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈflæpəb(ə)l/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b. colloquial. Not subject to nervous excitement or anxiety; imperturbable. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adjective] slowc1384 imperturbablea1475 sober-minded1534 well-staid1550 settled1557 sober1564 steady1602 unprovokable1646 good-tempered1685 inirritable1794 well-adjusted1809 unvolatile1823 inexcitable1828 unrufflable1828 churchwardenly1830 unruffable1837 unexcitable1839 unrousable1842 well-tempered1852 middle-aged1853 unsqueamish1893 unflappable1958 1958 Observer 27 July 11/1 Six months ago even the unflappable Mr. Macmillan had his doubts and sometimes asked in bewilderment what he was doing wrong. 1963 Times 27 May 4/5 The Stowe captain looked a neat and unflappable batsman, and his 41 out of 62 was the yard~stick of his value to the team. 1973 ‘B. Mather’ Snowline iv. 47 He was a senior policeman, and as such deemed to be unflappable. 1980 L. Birnbach et al. Official Preppy Handbk. 34/2 Charm is the Preppy's suit of armor, the facade of unflappable gentility. 1984 Listener 20 Dec. 48/1 In other economic areas Japan appears equally unflappable, and with reason. Derivatives unflappaˈbility n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [noun] imperturbability1725 inirritability1793 imperturbableness1831 inexcitability1864 unexcitability1882 athambia1956 unflappability1959 1959 Economist 30 May 823/2 The Prime Minister..has no doubt been reflecting on the virtues of the legend of unflappability. 1965 ‘C. Fremlin’ Jealous One xxi. 169 The confident unflappability of the one who doesn't actually have to make the journey. 1982 J. Elliott Country of her Dreams i. 14 Nicholas..had been roped in..as nanny to the British delegation..for his unflappability. unˈflappably adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adverb] imperturbably1811 steady1853 unflappably1966 1966 Guardian 19 Aug. 8/6 An omission unflappably repaired by the BBC's music library. 1971 Guardian 9 Sept. 9/6 Catering apparently unflappably for whole houses full of actors. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1958
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