imperturbable
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle French imperturbable, from Late Latin imperturbābilis, from im- + perturbō + -bilis. Surface analysis im- + perturbable.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
imperturbable (comparative more imperturbable, superlative most imperturbable)
- Not easily perturbed, upset or excited.
- 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.
- Calm and collected, even under pressure.
TranslationsEdit
not easily perturbed
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FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin imperturbābilis.
AdjectiveEdit
imperturbable (plural imperturbables)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “imperturbable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
GalicianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin imperturbābilis.
AdjectiveEdit
imperturbable m or f (plural imperturbables)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “imperturbable” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
OccitanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin imperturbābilis.
AdjectiveEdit
imperturbable m (feminine singular imperturbabla, masculine plural imperturbables, feminine plural imperturbablas)
Derived termsEdit
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin imperturbābilis.
AdjectiveEdit
imperturbable (plural imperturbables)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “imperturbable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.