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Meanings of aplomb in English

Portuguese
altivez
Catalan
aplom

Great coolness and composure under strain.

        altivez
        Usage of aplomb in English
        1
        Torre handled the notoriously brutal New York media with aplomb and honesty.
        The Yankee Years
        2
        He produced a great pass to Welbeck and he's finished with aplomb.
        Reuters
        3
        All the aplomb won through years of suffering and experience deserted him.
        The Enchanted Canyon
        4
        Kevin Hart and Alan Arkin deliver some fine one-liners with throwaway aplomb.
        The Irish Times
        5
        What Solskjær has done with aplomb is keep relations with Pogba cordial.
        The Guardian
        6
        Smerkalov, as a real actor, explained the parts with aplomb and heat.
        The Party and Other Stories
        7
        I for one, will be rocking the anaemic seal look with aplomb.
        The Guardian
        8
        The other British actors perform the minor roles with the usual aplomb.
        Reuters
        9
        He sipped it carefully, then tossed it away with vigorous peasant aplomb.
        Wait until spring, bandini
        10
        Ferry's no stranger to the era, having covered Cole Porter with aplomb.
        The Irish Times
        11
        Its sharp, low-profile toe fits into pockets and thin cracks with aplomb.
        Climbing Magazine
        12
        They were elite felines, huge Persians, licking their paws with regal aplomb.
        Dreams from Bunker Hill
        13
        Courage, for the schoolboy, is merely physical courage, aplomb, boldness, recklessness, high-handedness.
        Where No Fear Was: A Book About Fear
        14
        He faced the hearth, head propped on one arm in casual aplomb.
        Heaven and the heather
        15
        But with what a grace and aplomb he stood upon that scaffold!
        Plum Pudding: Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Season...
        16
        However, Kefu said the Tongans are used to dealing with obstacles with aplomb.
        Radio NZ
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        Aplomb through the time
        Aplomb across language varieties
        Ireland
        Common
        United States of America
        Less common
        United Kingdom
        Less common