aplomb \uh-PLOMM\, noun:
Assurance of manner or of action; self-possession; confidence; coolness.
Then, unexpectedly, she picked up a microphone and began to sing. She sang several songs, handling herself with the aplomb of a professional entertainer.
--"Rediscovering Japanese Life at a Bike's Pace," New York Times, April 24, 1988
For all the slings and arrows, he [Dan Quayle] seems almost preternaturally good-natured; set upon by a group of drunken revelers at dinner in Des Moines... he weathers their boozy blandishments and inevitable potato jokes with admirable grace and aplomb.
--"Quayle Running Against His Own Image," Los Angeles Times, August 1, 1999
His initial broadcasting success was due at least as much to his considerable professional aplomb as it was to his father's broadcasting connections.
--John A. Jackson, American Bandstand: Dick Clark and the Making of a Rock 'n' Roll Empire
Assurance of manner or of action; self-possession; confidence; coolness.
Then, unexpectedly, she picked up a microphone and began to sing. She sang several songs, handling herself with the aplomb of a professional entertainer.
--"Rediscovering Japanese Life at a Bike's Pace," New York Times, April 24, 1988
For all the slings and arrows, he [Dan Quayle] seems almost preternaturally good-natured; set upon by a group of drunken revelers at dinner in Des Moines... he weathers their boozy blandishments and inevitable potato jokes with admirable grace and aplomb.
--"Quayle Running Against His Own Image," Los Angeles Times, August 1, 1999
His initial broadcasting success was due at least as much to his considerable professional aplomb as it was to his father's broadcasting connections.
--John A. Jackson, American Bandstand: Dick Clark and the Making of a Rock 'n' Roll Empire