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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a•plomb /əˈplɑm, əˈplʌm/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- self-confidence;
self-assurance;
poise:He handled the difficult questions with his customary aplomb.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•plomb (ə plom′, ə plum′),USA pronunciation n. - imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.
- the perpendicular, or vertical, position.
- French à plomb according to the plummet, i.e., straight up and down, vertical position
- 1820–30
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged composure, equanimity, imperturbability.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged confusion, discomposure; doubt, uncertainty.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: aplomb /əˈplɒm/ n - equanimity, self-confidence, or self-possession
Etymology: 18th Century: from French: rectitude, uprightness, from à plomb according to the plumb line, vertically |