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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