unflappable

American  

[uhn-flap-uh-buhl] / ʌnˈflæp ə bəl /

adjective

1. not easily upset or confused, especially in a crisis; imperturbable.

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unflappable British  

/ ʌnˈflæpəbəl /

adjective

1. informal hard to upset; imperturbable; calm; composed

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Other Word Forms

• unflappability noun
• unflappably adverb

Etymology

Origin of unflappable

First recorded in 1950–55; un- ¹ + flap + -able

Example Sentences

Jacob Bethell justified his selection with an unflappable knock in the second innings, while only Brook could have made the audacious 41 when England found themselves 8-3 in the first innings.

From BBC

Your father was so sharp minded, so unflappable.

From Literature

Brioche, though, struck the balance: rich, tender and unflappable.

From Salon

Acquaintances describe Martin’s demeanor as extraordinarily genial; he smiled constantly and offered his diagnoses in a straightforward, unflappable drawl.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jones seems pretty unflappable, and those windows where he is throwing it 15-20 yards, he is putting it on these guys.

From BBC

Related Words

• composed
• impassive
• nonchalant
• relaxed
• self-possessed
• unruffled