imperturbable
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English imperturbable, from Middle French imperturbable and directly from Late Latin imperturbābilis, from im- + perturbō + -bilis. By surface analysis, im- + perturbable.
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Adjective edit
imperturbable (comparative more imperturbable, superlative most imperturbable)
- 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.
- Calm and collected, even under pressure.
Translations edit
not easily perturbed
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French edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Late Latin imperturbābilis.
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imperturbable (plural imperturbables)
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Further reading edit
- “imperturbable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin imperturbābilis.
Adjective edit
imperturbable m or f (plural imperturbables)
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Further reading edit
- “imperturbable” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Occitan edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin imperturbābilis.
Adjective edit
imperturbable m (feminine singular imperturbabla, masculine plural imperturbables, feminine plural imperturbablas)
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin imperturbābilis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
imperturbable m or f (masculine and feminine plural imperturbables)
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Further reading edit
- “imperturbable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014