- great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"
- In classical ballet, aplomb refers to the basic law of ballet - stability.
- (n) - self-confidence; perpendicularity
- comes from the French à plomb, meaning plumb vertical, and therefore confident and cool.
- self-possession. The key to handling difficult situations is to look on them as an opportunity to show off how you can handle them with aplomb.
- a stationary position