Dictionary entries for 'sang-froid'

Synonyms

aplomb
balance
collectedness
composure
coolness
equanimity
imperturbability
imperturbableness
nonchalance
poise
self-possession
unflappability

sang-froid
or sang·froid (säN-frwä́)

[French, sang, blood (from Old French) (from Latin sanguis), + froid, cold (from Old French) (from Vulgar Latin* frigidus) (alteration of Latin frīgidus; see frigid).]

noun

Coolness and composure, especially in trying circumstances.

noun

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition