English-Thai Dictionary

aplomb

N ความสุขุม  poise coolness self-possession panic discomposure khwam-su-khum

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

APLOMB

A `plomb ", n. Etym: [F., lit. perpendicularity; plomb lead. See Plumb. ]

 

Defn: Assurance of manner or of action; self-possession.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

aplomb

a plomb |əˈpläm, əˈpləm əˈplɑm | ▶noun self-confidence or assurance, esp. when in a demanding situation: Diana passed the test with aplomb . ORIGIN late 18th cent. (in the sense ‘perpendicularity, steadiness ’): from French, from à plomb ‘according to a plummet. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

aplomb

aplomb |əˈplɒm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation: Diana passed the test with aplomb . ORIGIN late 18th cent. (in the sense ‘perpendicularity, steadiness ’): from French, from à plomb ‘according to a plumb line ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

aplomb

aplomb noun the judges were especially impressed by her aplomb: poise, self-assurance, self-confidence, calmness, composure, collectedness, levelheadedness, sangfroid, equilibrium, equanimity; informal unflappability.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

aplomb

aplomb noun he handled the crisis with surprising aplomb: poise, self-assurance, assurance, self-possession, self-confidence, calmness, composure, collectedness, presence of mind, level-headedness, sangfroid, equilibrium, equanimity, nerve, nonchalance; French savoir faire, savoir vivre; informal cool, unflappability. ANTONYMS gaucheness.

 

Duden Dictionary

Aplomb

Ap lomb, Aplomb Substantiv, maskulin , der |aˈplõː |der Aplomb; Genitiv: des Aplombs französisch aplomb, eigentlich = senkrechte Stellung, Gleichgewicht, substantiviert aus: à plomb = senkrecht, aus: à = zu, nach (< lateinisch ad ) und plomb = (Senk )blei < lateinisch plumbum 1 a bildungssprachlich Sicherheit [im Auftreten ], Nachdruck b bildungssprachlich Forschheit, Dreistigkeit etwas mit Aplomb durchzusetzen versuchen 2 Ballett Standfestigkeit; Abfangen einer Bewegung in den unbewegten Stand

 

French Dictionary

aplomb

aplomb n. m. nom masculin 1 Direction verticale. : Cette cloison a perdu son aplomb. 2 Équilibre. : Il a sauté et retrouvé son aplomb. 3 figuré Assurance, parfois excessive. : Elle répondit avec aplomb. SYNONYME confiance . LOCUTION D ’aplomb En équilibre. : Cette table est bien d ’aplomb. Note Orthographique aplom b.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

aplomb

a plomb /əplɑ́m |-lɔ́m /〖＜フランス 〗名詞 U (難題に面しての )冷静 ; 自信 ▸ with great aplomb 堂々と