imperturbable

English

Etymology

From Middle English imperturbable, from Middle French imperturbable and directly from Late Latin imperturbābilis, from im- + perturbō + -bilis. By surface analysis, im- +‎ perturbable.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɪmpəˈtɜːbəbəl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɪmpɚˈtɝbəbəl/

Adjective

imperturbable (comparative more imperturbable, superlative most imperturbable)

1. Not easily perturbed, upset or excited.
   • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Poverty”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 280:

     "We may keep it by us," replied the pawnbroker, "for months; there is no demand for such articles." "But," exclaimed she, eagerly, "I shall soon redeem it!" "So you all say," returned the man, with imperturbable coolness.

   • 1962 August, G. Freeman Allen, “Traffic control on the Great Northern Line”, in Modern Railways, page 132:

     This sort of thing is meat and drink to the born Controller—and Controllers are born with the right imperturbable temperament for the job; hence the fact that they are recruited from many different grades of operating staff, and some recruits don't stay the course.

2. Calm and collected, even under pressure.

Translations

not easily perturbed

• Bulgarian: невъзмутим (bg) (nevǎzmutim)
• Catalan: impertorbable
• Finnish: tyyni (fi), rauhallinen (fi), järkkymätön (fi), järkähtämätön
• French: imperturbable (fr)
• Galician: imperturbable (gl)
• German: unerschütterlich (de)
• Greek: αθορύβητος (el) (athorývitos)
• Irish: fuarchúiseach
• Italian: imperturbabile (it)
• Maori: taumauri
• Occitan: imperturbable
• Polish: niewzruszony (pl)
• Portuguese: imperturbável (pt)
• Russian: невозмутимый (ru) (nevozmutimyj)
• Spanish: imperturbable

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin imperturbābilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.pɛʁ.tyʁ.babl/

Adjective

imperturbable (plural imperturbables)

1. imperturbable; unflappable

Derived terms

• imperturbablement

See also

• inébranlable

Further reading

• “imperturbable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Alternative forms

• imperturbábel

Etymology

From Late Latin imperturbābilis.

Adjective

imperturbable m or f (plural imperturbables)

1. imperturbable

Derived terms

• imperturbabilidade
• imperturbablemente

Further reading

• “imperturbable” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Occitan

Etymology

From Late Latin imperturbābilis.

Adjective

imperturbable m (feminine singular imperturbabla, masculine plural imperturbables, feminine plural imperturbablas)

1. imperturbable

Derived terms

• imperturbabilitat
• imperturbablament

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin imperturbābilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /impeɾtuɾˈbable/ [ĩm.peɾ.t̪uɾˈβ̞a.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: im‧per‧tur‧ba‧ble

Adjective

imperturbable m or f (masculine and feminine plural imperturbables)

1. imperturbable, unflappable, undisturbed, unruffled, unperturbed

Derived terms

• imperturbabilidad
• imperturbablemente

 

Further reading

• “imperturbable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014