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Grammar : Adj
Spell : im-per-tur-buh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪm pərˈtɜr bə bəl



Definition of imperturbable

Origin :
  • c.1500, from Middle French imperturbable and directly from Late Latin imperturbabilis "that cannot be disturbed" (Augustine), from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + *perturbabilis, from Latin perturbare "to confuse, disturb" (see perturb). Related: Imperturbably; imperturbability.
  • adj calm, collected
Example sentences :
  • "Not now," said Phil, patting his shoulder, with imperturbable good-nature.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • Then the doctor had understood, though his face was so imperturbable!
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • "Oh, ay, and some more forpye," was the imperturbable response.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • The Hebrew took up the scroll with imperturbable composure, "My child!"
  • Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • "Me no care if you be Gubnor or not," replied the imperturbable African.
  • Extract from : « The History of the First West India Regiment » by A. B. Ellis
  • He has a curiously subtle brain, and I do not know any one so imperturbable as he is.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • He had recovered from the surprise of her coming and was again his imperturbable self.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Her movements are slow and imperturbable, as if she had much time before her.
  • Extract from : « The Fugitive (Third Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • And in the great obscurity, imperturbable, it heard him say he "washed his hands of everything."
  • Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
  • Mrs. Black, astonished but imperturbable, bowed at this parenthesis.
  • Extract from : « The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Part 1 (of 10) » by Edith Wharton

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