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unflappability

unflappability noun: the state of being unflappable.

Noun

unflappability (uncountable)

  1. The state of being unflappable.
    • Longevity ran in the family; Mrs. Calment's mother lived until she was 86 and her father until he was 93. But Mr. Robine said her great strength was her unflappability. […]“She once said, ‘If you can't do anything about it, don't worry about it.’”1997 August 5, Craig R. Whitney, “Jeanne Calment, World's Elder, Dies at 122”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Origin of unflappability

From unflappable + -ity (rather than un- + flappability, which is probably a back-formation from this word.)

Questions about unflappability

What does unflappability mean?
Unflappability means the state of being unflappable.
What part of speech is unflappability?
Unflappability is a noun.

Words near unflappability in the dictionary

  1. unflanged
  2. unflankable
  3. unflanked
  4. unflanneled
  5. unflannelled
  6. unflappability
  7. unflappable
  8. unflappableness
  9. unflappably
  10. unflapped
  11. unflapping

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