Imperturbable
[,ɪmpə'tɜːbəb(ə)l]
Definition
(adj.) not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure; 'hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm'; 'an imperturbable self-possession'; 'unflappable in a crisis' .
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Calm, cool, composed, unmoved, undisturbed, tranquil, unruffled, collected, placid, inexcitable, sedate, not to be disturbed.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See PERTURB_and_STOICAL]
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Definition
adj. that cannot be disturbed or agitated: permanently quiet.—n. Imperturbabil′ity.—adv. Impertur′bably.—n. Imperturbā′tion.
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Examples
- I believe there never was anybody with such an imperturbable countenance when she chose. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- She thought it would annoy him, but he only folded his arms under his head, with an imperturbable, That's not bad. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The boy drew his chubby face down to a formidable length, and commenced toning a psalm tune through his nose, with imperturbable gravity. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The doctor's attentions were unheeded by the widow; and the doctor's indignation was wholly lost on his imperturbable rival. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Good, said the imperturbable master. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- If you'd sent word you was a-coming, we'd ha' had it repaired;' replied the imperturbable Sam. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- She paused a moment before the last name, and shot a query through her lashes; but he remained imperturbable. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Will could not resist this imperturbable temper, and the cloud in his face broke into sunshiny laughter. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Mr. Tulkinghorn is as imperturbable as the hearthstone to which he has quietly walked. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- His imperturbable face has been as inexpressive as his rusty clothes. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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