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aplomb

  (ə-plŏm', ə-plŭm') pronunciation
n.

Self-confident assurance; poise. See synonyms at confidence.

[French, from Old French a plomb, perpendicularly : a, according to (from Latin ad-; see ad–) + plomb, lead weight (from Latin plumbum, lead).]


 
 
Antonyms: aplomb

n

Definition: poise
Antonyms: gaucheness


 
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IN BRIEF: Self-confidence.

pronunciation Christine started her new job filled with aplomb.

 
Translations: Translations for: Aplomb

Dansk (Danish)
n. - aplomb, selvsikkerhed

Nederlands (Dutch)
zelfverzekerdheid

Français (French)
n. - aplomb, sang-froid, assurance

Deutsch (German)
n. - Aplomb, Selbstsicherheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αυτοπεποίθηση (κν. τουπέ), αταραξία, ψυχραιμία

Italiano (Italian)
perpendicolarità, padronanza di sé

Português (Portuguese)
n. - compostura (f), calma (f), serenidade (f), firmeza (f), autoconfiança (f)

Русский (Russian)
апломб, самоуверенность

Español (Spanish)
n. - aplomo, ecuanimidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - självsäkerhet, lodrät ställning

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
沉着, 垂直, 泰然自若

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 沈著, 垂直, 泰然自若

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 침착, 평형

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 冷静, 沈着, 自信, 鉛直

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) انتصاب, وضع عمودي, ثقه بالنفس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ביטחון עצמי‬


 
 

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