Synonyms for aplomb
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uh-plom, uh-pluhm |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈplɒm, əˈplʌm |
Définition of aplomb
Origin :- "assurance, confidence," 1828, from French aplomb (16c.), literally "perpendicularity," from phrase à plomb "poised upright, balanced," literally "on the plumb line," from Latin plumbum "(the metal) lead" (see plumb (n.)), of which the weight at the end of the line was made.
- noun assurance
- She received his bits of news with the aplomb of a resourceful commander.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Miss Milbrey disunited the chatting couple with swiftness and aplomb.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- I could read as much in her narrowed eyes as she tried for aplomb with her guests.
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
- The aplomb—why should there be a French word for an English quality?
- Extract from : « The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
- Before the end of the repast he had recovered all his assurance, all his aplomb.
- Extract from : « Samuel Brohl & Company » by Victor Cherbuliez
- "Your father didn't wish you to hear," she said, with all the aplomb she could muster.
- Extract from : « The Forsyte Saga, Volume III. » by John Galsworthy
- He admired her aplomb, and he did not himself change countenance.
- Extract from : « A Modern Chronicle, Complete » by Winston Churchill
- The moment he suspected any one of a serious interest in him it robbed him of his aplomb.
- Extract from : « Narcissus » by Evelyn Scott
- She carried her little head with an aplomb and gravity which amused some of us.
- Extract from : « The Newcomes » by William Makepeace Thackeray
- He was obstinate in his vanity, and carried off his mistakes with aplomb.
- Extract from : « The World For Sale, Complete » by Gilbert Parker
Antonyms for aplomb
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