sangfroid

sang·froid

noun \ˈsäⁿ-ˈf(r)wä\

Definition of SANGFROID

: self-possession or imperturbability especially under strain

Examples of SANGFROID

1. He displayed remarkable sangfroid when everyone else was panicking during the crisis.
2. <the professional gambler seemed to take both his wins and his losses with remarkable sangfroid>

Origin of SANGFROID

French sang-froid, literally, cold blood

First Known Use: 1750

Related to SANGFROID

Synonyms

aplomb, calmness, collectedness, composedness, composure, cool, coolness, countenance, equilibrium, imperturbability, placidity, repose, equanimity, self-composedness, self-possession, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility), tranquilness

Antonyms

agitation, discomposure, perturbation

Related Words

assurance, confidence, poise, self-assurance, self-assuredness, self-confidence, self-trust; easygoingness, laid-backness; apathy, detachment, impassivity, indifference, insensibility, numbness, phlegm, unconcern

Near Antonyms

alarm (also alarum), anxiety, anxiousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, care, concern, disquiet, solicitude, uneasiness, worry; excitability, excitableness, nervousness; disturbance

See Synonym Discussion at equanimity

Rhymes with SANGFROID

aba, Accra, aha, Allah, amah, Armagh, Artois, ayah, Bekaa, bourgeois, brava, chamois, Chechnya, Chita, chutzpah, compas, Degas, dolma, Dubois, Dunois, éclat, fa la, faux pas, fellah, Fermat, feta, foie gras, gaga, galah, Galois, goombah, grandma, grandpa, ha-ha, halvah, Hama, hoo-ha, hoopla, Hsia, hurrah, huzzah, Konya, Makah, Marat, markka, Maurois, mirepoix, mudra, Oita, oompah, opah, Oujda, quinoa, paisa, pasha, patois, pooh-bah, prutah, pya, Sanaa, selah, Seurat, Shema, Shoah, sol-fa, supra, Syrah, ta-ta, tola, Tonghua, Ufa, Utah, Vaudois, viva, voilà, wah-wah, whoopla