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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. great coolness and composure under strain;
- Example: "keep your cool"
[syn: aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aplomb \A`plomb"\, n. [F., lit. perpendicularity; ? to + plomb
   lead. See Plumb.]
   Assurance of manner or of action; self-possession.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

aplomb
    n 1: great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"
         [syn: aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-
         froid]