imperturbable
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Definition of imperturbable
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Not capable of being, or not easily, perturbed, excited, or upset; calm and collected, even under pressure.
“[T]o a vviſe man there can happen no iniury or offence at all, to moleſt the felicity of his minde, vvhich (in the Stoicks opinion) ought to bee imperturbable, and his heart adamantine.”
“[T]he good Dominie bore all his disasters with gravity and serenity equally imperturbable. "Prodi-gi-ous!" was the only ejaculation they ever extorted from the much-enduring man.”
“In the meanwhile, Sir Piercie Shafton sate still as a stone on the chair in which he had deposited himself, […] his eyes cast up to the ceiling as if he had meant to count every mesh of cobweb with which the arched roof was canopied, wearing at the same time a face of as solemn and imperturbable gravity, as if his existence had depended on the accuracy of his calculation.”
“"We may keep it by us," replied the pawnbroker, "for months; there is no demand for such articles." "But," exclaimed she, eagerly, "I shall soon redeem it!" "So you all say," returned the man, with imperturbable coolness.”
“This sort of thing is meat and drink to the born Controller—and Controllers are born with the right imperturbable temperament for the job; hence the fact that they are recruited from many different grades of operating staff, and some recruits don't stay the course.”
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Etymology
PIE word *né From Late Middle English imperturbable (“undisturbed; impossible to disturb”), borrowed from Late Latin imperturbābilis, from Latin im- (variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘not’)) + Late Latin perturbabilis…
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PIE word *né From Late Middle English imperturbable (“undisturbed; impossible to disturb”), borrowed from Late Latin imperturbābilis, from Latin im- (variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘not’)) + Late Latin perturbabilis (“perturbable”) (from Latin perturbō (“to confuse; to alarm, disturb, trouble, perturb”) + -bilis (suffix forming adjectives denoting a capacity or worth of being acted upon)). Perturbō is derived from per- (intensifying prefix) + turbō (“to agitate, disturb, unsettle, perturb; to upset”) (from turba (“disorder, disturbance, turmoil”) (possibly from Ancient Greek τῠ́ρβη (tŭ́rbē, “confusion, disorder, tumult”), either from Pre-Greek, or Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH- (“to agitate, stir up; to urge on, propel”)) + -ō (suffix forming infinitives of regular first-conjugation verbs)). By surface analysis, im- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + perturbable.
Words you can make from imperturbable
200+ playable · top: PERTURBABLE (17 pts)
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44 words- BERIMBAU 14 pts
- PEBBLIER 14 pts
- PERIBLEM 14 pts
- PREAMBLE 14 pts
- ABRUPTER 12 pts
- APTERIUM 12 pts
- ATREMBLE 12 pts
- BITEABLE 12 pts
- BLUEBEAT 12 pts
- BURBLIER 12 pts
- IMPARTER 12 pts
- LIMBERER 12 pts
- LUMBERER 12 pts
- MARBLIER 12 pts
- PARTIBLE 12 pts
- PLUMERIA 12 pts
- PREBUILT 12 pts
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- TAMPERER 12 pts
- TRAMPIER 12 pts
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- APERTURE 10 pts
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- RETAILER 8 pts
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122 words- BRAMBLE 13 pts
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6-letter words
23 words- ABRUPT 10 pts
- AMBEER 10 pts
- AMBLER 10 pts
- AMPERE 10 pts
- AMPLER 10 pts
- AMPULE 10 pts
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- BABIER 10 pts
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- ATRIUM 8 pts
- BAILEE 8 pts
- BAILER 8 pts
- BAITER 8 pts
- AERIER 6 pts
- ARTIER 6 pts
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