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imperturbable

[ im-per-tur-buh-buhl ]
/ ˌɪm pərˈtɜr bə bəl /
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adjective
incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm: imperturbable composure.
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Origin of imperturbable

1490–1500; <Late Latin imperturbābilis. See im-2, perturbable

OTHER WORDS FROM imperturbable

im·per·turb·a·bil·i·ty, im·per·turb·a·ble·ness, nounim·per·turb·a·bly, adverb
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Words related to imperturbable

assured, complacent, composed, cool, disimpassioned, equanimous, hard as nails, immovable, nerveless, nonchalant, roll with punches, sedate, self-possessed, self-satisfied, stiff upper lip, stoical, thick-skinned, tranquil, unaffected, undisturbed

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British Dictionary definitions for imperturbable

imperturbable
/ (ˌɪmpɜːˈtɜːbəbəl) /
adjective
not easily perturbed; calm; unruffled

Derived forms of imperturbable

imperturbability or imperturbableness, nounimperturbably, adverbimperturbation (ˌɪmpɜːtɜːˈbeɪʃən), noun
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