Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Self-confident assurance; poise.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Self-possession springing from perfect confidence in one's self; assurance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Assurance of manner or of action; self-possession.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
self-confidence ;poise ;composure . - noun ballet
stability ; the basic law ofballet .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun great coolness and composure under strain
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I must say that his aplomb is admirable in the midst of the rampant corruption and dismal level of governance provided by the New Repugnikon Machine.
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MM handles my 16,000 files with aplomb, is infinitely customizable if you're into looks, supports all sorts of plug-ins, runs like hot knife through butter, and, of course, scans my watch folder for any changes (and does so in less than one minute at startup).
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Doug Eskew is simply a rock as George and holds the stage with aplomb, which is not easy to do when Brenda Braxton is commandeering it as Billie, the heart and soul of the show.
Michael Giltz: Theater: New York Musical Festival (NYMF) Roundup Michael Giltz 2010
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Doug Eskew is simply a rock as George and holds the stage with aplomb, which is not easy to do when Brenda Braxton is commandeering it as Billie, the heart and soul of the show.
Michael Giltz: Theater: New York Musical Festival (NYMF) Roundup Michael Giltz 2010
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Burke, who won Season 7 with Grey's partner, two-time champ Derek Hough, expects Bolton, Brandy and Hasselhoff to handle the pressure of performing live with aplomb, which is more than she can say for Palin.
Dancing with the Stars Feels the Pressure, Gets Ready to Step It Up 2010
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First and foremost, you need to find a way to use the word "aplomb" at least once every hundred words.
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She had all the marvellous "aplomb" of her countrywomen, who can transgress all laws of fashion or taste, and through sheer self-confidence remain correct.
The Great Secret 1906
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His touch, although neat and sure, has little of that brilliance by which our virtuosos announce themselves as such in the first bars; he emphasised but little, like one conversing in a company of clever people, not with that rhetorical aplomb which is considered by virtuosos as indispensable.
Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician Niecks, Frederick 1888
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Julia Gillard handled Mark Latham with aplomb, says former prime minister Bob Hawke BOB Hawke says former Labor leader Mark Latham is irrelevant and Prime Minister Julia Gillard handled her confrontation with him with "aplomb".
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Gillard handled her confrontation with him with 'aplomb'.
quotato commented on the word aplomb
"They were the only local act to regularly perform two nights a month there when Boston wasn't on tour -- and the principal draw was Brad, who sang John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison songs with equal aplomb and never turned away an autograph-seeker afterward."
March 11, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word aplomb
Sad news, eh? My mom had tickets for an upcoming Beatlejuice show :(
March 11, 2007
gjmurphy commented on the word aplomb
Such a straight-backed, leaden word.
May 31, 2007
reesetee commented on the word aplomb
Really? I always thought of it as rather dashing. :-)
June 1, 2007
damoiseau commented on the word aplomb
one of my favoritest words.
September 27, 2011
bilby commented on the word aplomb
He put in his thomb, and pulled out...
January 1, 2016