#73 aplomb

#73 aplomb- equanimity, self-confidence, self-possession

- C18 from French: rectitude, uprightness, from a plomb according to the plumb line, vertically

He had great aplomb, and was troubled by no shyness nor hesitation.

Her aplomb was an ice coating over her terror and confusion.

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