unruffled demeanor
- noun
- Wow! That was such an unruffled demeanor you showed!
Examples
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Despite the chaos, her unruffled demeanor reassured her colleagues.
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Even under pressure, she maintained an unruffled demeanor that inspired confidence in her team.
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He handled the probing questions with an unruffled demeanor throughout the interview.
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Despite the chaos, she maintained an unruffled demeanor.
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Even during the heated debate, she maintained an unruffled demeanor, impressing everyone in the audience.
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His unruffled demeanor in the face of criticism helped to defuse the tension in the room.
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Despite the unexpected challenges, her unruffled demeanor reassured the team that everything would be fine.
Synonyms
Calm control of your feelings and actions in a difficult situation
A calm, confident, and steady way of holding yourself
A calm, relaxed way of behaving that shows little worry or interest
A relaxed, calm way of acting without worry
Staying calm and composed in difficult or stressful situations
A calm, steady way of behaving when things are stressful
Calm control of your feelings when things are difficult
A calm and steady way of behaving in difficult situations
A person who does not get nervous in difficult situations
Antonyms
How Calm
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'unruffled' (emotionally calm) straightforwardly modifies 'demeanor' (a person's behavior), so the combined meaning 'a calm and composed manner' is directly compositional and predictable. This adjective + noun pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand the phrase.
Etymology
Unruffled demeanor comes from the image of a bird whose feathers are smooth, not ruffled, and whose demeanor looks calm. So the phrase means 'calm and not easily upset'.