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aplomb
/əˈplɑm/
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What does aplomb mean?
noun
- Self-confidence; poise; composure.
- The apparent elegance and precision exhibited by a confident, accomplished dancer.
- The perpendicular; perpendicularity.
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈplɑm/
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Her present self-possession and aplomb struck Newman as really infernal, and he inclined to agree with Valentin de Bellegarde that the young lady was very remarkable.