Word of the Day for Thursday, July 30, 2009
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aplomb \uh-PLOM\, noun:
aplomb \uh-PLOM\, noun:
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Assurance of manner or of action; self-possession; confidence; coolness.
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The B.O. is systematically destroying our economy with great aplomb!
The B.O. is systematically destroying our economy with great aplomb!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Aplomb is from the French word meaning "perpendicularity, equilibrium, steadiness, assurance," from the Old French phrase a plomb, from a, "according to" (from Latin ad) + plomb, "lead weight" (from Latin plumbum, "lead").
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