unflappable
/ʌnˈflæpəbəl/
unflappable adjective: remaining composed and level-headed at all times; impossible to fluster; not becoming frustrated or irritated easily.
Adjective
unflappable (comparative more unflappable, superlative most unflappable)
- Remaining composed and level-headed at all times; impossible to fluster; not becoming frustrated or irritated easily.
- The whole thing looked remarkably like an implacable force meeting an unflappable object.1959, The Economist, volume 190
- It was for this reason that when Lord Hailsham first described Harold Macmillan as "unflappable'", it became an instant catchword, distancing the incoming Prime Minister from his predecessor1978, James D. Margach, The abuse of power: the war between Downing Street and the media from Lloyd George to Callaghan
- Synonyms:
- collected, cool, even-keeled, imperturbable, adiaphroistic, apathetic, apathistical, blasé, blithe, deaf
- Antonyms:
- flappable
unflappable meaning in Malayalam and Kannada
unflappable in Malayalam
- unexcitable, imperturbable, cool
- പ്രതിസന്ധികളെ ശാന്തമായി നേരിടുന്ന, അക്ഷോഭ്യ, അവികാര, ഭാവഭേദമില്ലാത്ത, പ്രതിസന്ധിയിൽ ഉലയാത്ത, വിപദിധെെര്യമുള്ള
unflappable in Kannada
- ಪಸಿಯಿಸದ, ತಣ್ಣಗಿರುವ
Examples of unflappable in a sentence
- Whereas his predecessor was impetuous, Obama was praised for being contemplative and unflappable.2010 September 26, Gary Younge, “Obama won as cool and unflappable. But presidents need to act angry too”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived...
- Hill’s unflappable performance capped an extraordinary two weeks of public testimony, in which 12 witnesses testified during seven public hearings.2019 November 22, Lauren Gambino, “'Absolute fearlessness': women take impeachment spotlight and speak truth as Trump fumes”, in The...
- The otherwise unflappable woman was flushed with adrenaline.2023 October 22, HarryBlank, “Waiting to Happen”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 23 May 2024:
Synonyms of unflappable
- collected
- cool
- even-keeled
- imperturbable
- adiaphroistic
- apathetic
- apathistical
- blasé
- blithe
- deaf
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Antonyms
Forms of unflappable
| comparative | more unflappable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unflappable |
Origin of unflappable
From un- + flap (“to upset, stir”) + -able.
Questions about unflappable
- What does unflappable mean?
- Unflappable means remaining composed and level-headed at all times; impossible to fluster; not becoming frustrated or irritated easily.
- What is unflappable in Malayalam?
- Unflappable in Malayalam is പ്രതിസന്ധികളെ ശാന്തമായി നേരിടുന്ന, അക്ഷോഭ്യ, അവികാര. See Unflappable meaning in Malayalam.
- How do you use unflappable in a sentence?
- Whereas his predecessor was impetuous, Obama was praised for being contemplative and unflappable.
- What part of speech is unflappable?
- Unflappable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce unflappable?
- Unflappable is pronounced /ʌnˈflæpəbəl/.
Words near unflappable in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: unflappable (page history and authors); unflappable (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); unflappable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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