unruffled

[ uhn-ruhf-uhld ]

adjective

1. calm; not emotionally upset or agitated; steady; unflustered:

   He became all excited, but she remained unruffled.

   Synonyms: undisturbed, unperturbed, peaceful, composed, cool, imperturbable, serene, tranquil

2. not ruffled, as a garment; smooth.

unruffled

/ ʌnˈrʌfəld /

adjective

1. unmoved; calm
2. still

   the unruffled seas

Derived Forms

• unˈruffledness, noun

Other Words From

• un·ruffled·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unruffled¹

First recorded in 1650–60; un- ¹ + ruffle ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Like his surroundings, the Spanish-born scientist is reserved and unruffled, and speaks softly—never hinting at the fanfare-deserving scientific and ethical boundaries he pushes every day with his work.

From Time

As his fortunes waxed and waned, although his preferred candidates sometimes lost elections, he seemed unruffled.

From Washington Post

Margery, with unruffled New Orleans charm, took it as a matter of course that everyone who turned up would need feeding.

From The Daily Beast

Gonzalez, seeming unruffled, responded that Forde could have worn a wig.

From The Daily Beast

"Uh-huh, that must be it," said Betty, with an unruffled good-nature that made Grace secretly ashamed of herself.

From Project Gutenberg

The sea was unruffled, and we were sailing towards the pier with full sail, and a gentle morning breeze.

From Project Gutenberg

Here I had no alarms, no fatiguing journeys, no anxiety; my mind became calm and unruffled, and I was once more at peace.

From Project Gutenberg

But now there was some malice in his smiling good-humour; a little cruelty in the brightness of his unruffled serenity.

From Project Gutenberg

Adelaide turned her quiet face, unflushed, unruffled, and neither laughed sillily nor looked slyly.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• composed
• nonchalant
• placid
• undisturbed
• untroubled