"imperturbable" meaning in English

See imperturbable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɪmpəˈtɜːbəbəl/ [UK], /ˌɪmpɚˈtɝbəbəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-imperturbable.wav Forms: more imperturbable [comparative], most imperturbable [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English imperturbable, from Middle French imperturbable and directly from Late Latin imperturbābilis, from im- + perturbō + -bilis. By surface analysis, im- + perturbable. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|imperturbable}} Middle English imperturbable, {{der|en|frm|imperturbable}} Middle French imperturbable, {{der|en|LL.|imperturbābilis}} Late Latin imperturbābilis, {{surf|en|im-|perturbable}} By surface analysis, im- + perturbable Head templates: {{en-adj}} imperturbable (comparative more imperturbable, superlative most imperturbable)
  1. Not easily perturbed, excited, or upset; calm and collected, even under pressure Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: cool-headed, untumultuous, calm Translations (not easily perturbed): невъзмутим (nevǎzmutim) (Bulgarian), impertorbable (Catalan), järkähtämätön (Finnish), järkkymätön (Finnish), rauhallinen (Finnish), tyyni (Finnish), imperturbable (French), imperturbable (Galician), unerschütterlich (German), αθορύβητος (athorývitos) (Greek), fuarchúiseach (Irish), imperturbabile (Italian), taumauri (Maori), imperturbable (Occitan), niewzruszony (Polish), imperturbável (Portuguese), невозмутимый (nevozmutimyj) (Russian), imperturbable (Spanish), незвору́шний (nezvorúšnyj) (Ukrainian)
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