aplomb
noun
1 aplomb
Great coolness and composure under strain.
synonyms: assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid.
Roget 150:
stability;
immutability
etc.
adj.;
unchangeability,
etc.
adj.;
unchangeableness†;
constancy;
stable equilibrium,
immobility,
soundness,
vitality,
stabiliment†,
stiffness,
ankylosis†,
solidity,
aplomb.
establishment,
fixture;
rock,
pillar,
tower,
foundation,
leopard's spots,
Ethiopia's skin.
permanence
etc.
141;
obstinacy
etc.
606.
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Roget 498:
intelligence,
capacity,
comprehension,
understanding;
cuteness,
sabe [U.S.],
savvy [U.S.];
intellect
etc.
450;
nous [Fr.],
parts,
sagacity,
mother wit,
wit,
esprit,
gumption,
quick parts,
grasp of intellect;
acuteness
etc.
adj.;
acumen,
subtlety,
penetration,
perspicacy†,
perspicacity;
discernment,
due sense of,
good judgment;
discrimination
etc.
465;
cunning
etc.
702;
refinement
etc.
(taste)
850.
head,
brains,
headpiece,
upper story,
long head;
eagle eye,
eagle-glance;
eye of a lynx,
eye of a hawk.
wisdom,
sapience,
sense;
good sense,
common sense,
horse sense [U.S.],
plain sense;
rationality,
reason;
reasonableness
etc.
adj.;
judgment;
solidity,
depth,
profundity,
caliber;
enlarged views;
reach of thought,
compass of thought;
enlargement of mind.
genius,
inspiration,
geist [G.],
fire of genius,
heaven-born genius,
soul;
talent
etc.
(aptitude)
698.
[Wisdom in action]
prudence
etc.
864;
vigilance
etc.
459;
tact
etc.
698;
foresight
etc.
510;
sobriety,
self-possession,
aplomb,
ballast.
a bright thought,
not a bad idea.
Solomon-like wisdom.
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Roget 604:
determination,
will;
iron will,
unconquerable will;
will of one's own,
decision,
resolution;
backbone;
clear grit,
true grit,
grit [U.S.];
sand,
strength of mind,
strength of will;
resolve
etc.
(intent)
620;
firmness
etc.
(stability)
150;
energy,
manliness,
vigor;
game,
pluck;
resoluteness
etc.
(courage)
861;
zeal
etc.
682;
aplomb;
desperation;
devotion,
devotedness.
mastery over self;
self control,
self command,
self possession,
self reliance,
self government,
self restraint,
self conquest,
self denial;
moral courage,
moral strength;
perseverance
etc.
604.1;
tenacity;
obstinacy
etc.
606;
bulldog;
British lion.
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Polish: zimna krew
Moby thesaurus: assurance, balance, balanced personality, composure, confidence, constancy, constraint, control, cool, coolness, discipline, ease, easiness, equability, equanimity, equilibrium, erectness, fastness, firmness, homeostasis, imperturbability, independence, invariability, level head, levelheadedness, nerve, nonchalance, orthogonality, perpendicularity, plumbness, plungingness, poise, possession, precipitousness, presence of mind, reliability, restraint, right-angledness, right-angularity, rootedness, sang-froid, sangfroid, savoir faire, secureness, security, self-assurance, self-command, self-confidence, self-conquest, self-control, self-denial, self-discipline, self-government, self-mastery, self-possession, self-restraint, sheerness, solidity, soundness, squareness, stability, stable equilibrium, stable state, steadfastness, steadiness, steady nerves, steady state, steepness, substantiality, undeflectability, uniformity, unshakable nerves, unshakableness, up-and-downness, uprightness, verticalism, verticality, verticalness, well-regulated mind ... show more.
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