APLOMB


Meaning of APLOMB in English

a ‧ plomb /əˈplɒm $ əˈplɑːm/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] formal

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: 'quality of being perpendicular' , from Old French a plomb 'according to the plumb line' ]

with aplomb in a confident and skilful way, especially when you have to deal with difficult problems or a difficult situation:

Ms Sharpe handled their questions with great aplomb.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.