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Word of the Day – Sangfroid

  • Noun: Sangfroid
    1. self-possession or imperturbability especially under strain
    2. As an aside – sangfroid (sometimes hyphenated) is an English word from French, if you break down the French… sang refers to blood and froid is cold
  • Synonyms:
    1. aplomb
    2. calmness
    3. equanimity
    4. poise
    5. unflappability
  • Usage:
    1. “If you had said, ‘This, too, shall pass,’ I might have scratched your eyes out, recalls Michele, a mother of two from Arlington, Virginia. ‘If you had urged balance and sangfroid, I would have impaled you on the plumber’s helper.'”
  • Encountered:
    1. While on the throne pursuing my daily inspirational reading… in this case Living Life as a Thank You by Nina Lesowitz and Mary Beth Sammons

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