Word of the Day: SANGFROID

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sangfroid (noun) - calmness and composure, sometimes to a fault; equanimity or courage in times of difficulty or danger (also sang-froid) [sahn-frwa]

BREAKDOWN: SANG- (blood) + FROID- (cold in French)

See also: sanguine

“Under a rather large umbrella, preferred twentieth-century taste in art of all kinds has been characterized by a kind of detachment or sangfroid. It is simply not chic to be carried away in one's emotional reaction to a subject. All serious communication or complaint must be carefully wrapped in a protective coating of irony and/or satire.” —Jimmy Webb

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