Unflappable

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ÊŒnˈflæpÉ™bÉ™l/

Origin

- + flap("upset, stir, scandal, controversy") + -

Full definition of unflappable

Adjective

1. Remaining composed and level-headed at all times; unswayed by adversity or excitement; impossible to fluster; not becoming frustrated or irritated easily. 1954 to date
• 1959, The whole thing looked remarkably like an implacable force meeting an unflappable object.
• 1978, James D. Margach, The abuse of power: the war between Downing Street and the media from Lloyd George to Callaghan, 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 predecessor

Synonyms

• (remaining composed under pressure) collected, cool, even-keeled

Antonyms

• (remaining composed under pressure) flappable

Related terms

• flappable
• unflappability
• unflappableness
• unflappably