sang-froid
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sang-froid
or sang·froid (säN-frwä′)n.
Coolness and composure, especially in trying circumstances.
[French : sang, blood (from Old French, from Latin sanguis) + froid, cold (from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *frigidus, alteration of Latin frīgidus; see frigid).]
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sang-froid
(French sɑ̃frwa)n
composure; self-possession; calmness
[C18: from French, literally: cold blood]
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sang-froid
(Fr. sɑ̃ˈfrwa)n.
coolness of mind; calmness; composure.
[1740–50; < French: literally, cold blood]
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sang-froid
A French term meaning cold blood, used to mean calmness in a testing or dangerous situation.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() calm, calmness, composure, equanimity - steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" |
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sang-froid
noun composure, poise, coolness, aplomb, cool (slang), indifference, calmness, equanimity, nonchalance, phlegm, self-possession, unflappability (informal), imperturbability, cool-headedness He behaves throughout with a certain sang-froid.
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sang-froid
nounA stable, calm state of the emotions:
aplomb, balance, collectedness, composure, coolness, equanimity, imperturbability, imperturbableness, nonchalance, poise, self-possession, unflappability.
Slang: cool.
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