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Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Coolness and composure, especially in trying circumstances.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Freedom from agitation or excitement of mind; coolness; indifference; calmness in trying circumstances.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Freedom from agitation or excitement of mind; coolness in trying circumstances; indifference; calmness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Composure ,level-headedness ,coolness in trying circumstances.
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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Yet, clad in Chelsea blue, the Spaniard will retain his sang-froid.
I never kissed the Liverpool badge, says Chelsea's Fernando Torres 2011
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Now an economic development student in London, Eli expands on his teenage sang-froid: She had actually been to a fortune teller many years ago.
Amy Hardie: Yay! My dream didn't come true Erlend Clouston 2010
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President Obama and the operatives who finally brought bin Laden to justice deserve great credit—Mr. Obama particularly for his sang-froid.
Is Fist-Pumping the Right Reaction? Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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Mr. Gruber, himself a Calhoun parent, generously attributed the children's sang-froid less to his skills as either a photographer or child psychologist than to the demeanor of the typical Calhoun student.
Make It Picture Perfect Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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So all that Italian crew looked on and marvelled at the infant phenomenon that downed wine with the sang-froid of an automaton.
Chapter 4 2010
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Set in Los Angeles, "Drive"—a high-octane neo-noir, where thugs are blown to bits with ruthless sang-froid and heads are smashed like melons—earned Mr. Refn the "Best Director" award in Cannes in May.
Refn Revs Into High Gear With 'Drive' Lanie Goodman 2011
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Still, French sang-froid about the likely rising cost of stabilizing the euro zone may be tested as campaigning heats up ahead of the 2012 elections.
France's EFSF Sang-froid Matthew Curtin 2011
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That won't prevent it—suggests that her reputation for dry wit and sang-froid was well deserved.
The Crossover King Martin Rubin 2011
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But he went among them single-handed, his bearing being a delicious composite of humility, familiarity, sang-froid, and insolence.
The Son of the Wolf 2010
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Tonight, as her husband attempts to reboot his political career with the assistance of Eli Gold the never knowingly understated Alan Cumming, Alicia keeps her cool during a vaguely hairy sniper subplot, and meets up with her brother, who refreshingly mocks her sang-froid.
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synonyms (70)
Words with the same meaning
- Buddha-like composure
- Oriental calm
- aloofness
- aplomb
- ataraxy
- balance
- balanced personality
- calm disposition
- calm of mind
- calmness
- composure
- constancy
- cool
- coolheadedness
- coolness
- coolth
- countenance
- courage
- easy mind
- equanimity
- equilibrium
- fastness
- firmness
- homeostasis
- icy calm
- imperturbability
- imperturbation
- indifference
- indisturbance
- invariability
- mental composure
- nerve
- peace of mind
- peacefulness
- philosophic composure
- philosophicalness
- philosophy
- phlegm
- placidity
- poise
- quiet
- quiet mind
- quietude
- reliability
- rootedness
- sang-froid
- secureness
- security
- self-containment
- self-control
- self-possession
- serenity
- solidity
- soothingness
- soundness
- stability
- stable equilibrium
- stable state
- steadfastness
- steadiness
- steady nerves
- steady state
- substantiality
- tranquillity
- unconcern
- undeflectability
- uniformity
- unruffledness
- unshakable nerves
- unshakableness
sonofgroucho commented on the word sang-froid
Something of which I don't have enough!
April 8, 2007
amoristadjective commented on the word sang-froid
From the French, it literally means "cold blood"
May 31, 2008