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Aplomb vs Adversary - What's the difference?

aplomb | adversary |

As nouns the difference between aplomb and adversary

is that aplomb is self-confidence; poise; composure while adversary is an opponent or rival.

As a proper noun Adversary is

the Devil; Satan.

aplomb

English

(wikipedia aplomb)

Noun

(head)
  • self-confidence; poise; composure.
  • His nonchalance and aplomb during hard times have always been his best character trait.
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  • * 2000 , Elizabeth Berg, Range of Motion
  • They have a seven-year-old son named Timothy, never called Timmy or Tim; a little scrawny guy who wears thick glasses already, and who tucks his striped T-shirts into his pants with the aplomb of a silver-templed CEO.
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  • , year=2011 , date=Septembe 24 , author=Ben Dirs , title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Fly-half Jonny Wilkinson put his below-par performance against Argentina behind him with a fine first-half showing, slotting four kicks from six and controlling his back-line with aplomb , while England's three-quarters were brimming with life and clinical with their execution.}}
  • (ballet) The apparent elegance and precision exhibited by a confident, accomplished dancer.
  • adversary

    English

    Noun

    (adversaries)
  • An opponent or rival.
  • Derived terms

    * adversarial

    References