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Definition of Sang-froid

1. Noun. Great coolness and composure under strain. "Keep your cool"

Definition of Sang-froid

1. Noun. Composure, level-headedness, coolness in trying circumstances. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Sang-froid

1. Freedom from agitation or excitement of mind; coolness in trying circumstances; indifference; calmness. Origin: F, cold blood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sang-froid

Literary usage of Sang-froid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Journal of Travels in England, Holland and Scotland, and of Two Passages by Benjamin Silliman (1820)
"... Hyder Ally—Crocodile—Royal correspondence—Townley's collection of busts and statues—William Hunter's Museum—Singular example of professional sang froid. ..."

2. Memoirs of Napoleon, His Court and Family by Laure Junot Abrantès (1854)
"... marriage—Great number of emigrants in Paris—A young girl seeks Fouche—Affecting scene, and Fouche's sang-froid— ..."

3. A Memoir of James Jackson, Jr., M.D.: With Extracts from His Letters to His by James Jackson (1835)
"... who look upon death and dying with as much sang froid as any people, were thrown off their balance. Never shall I forget Louis's altered face and aspect ..."

4. A History of My Time: Memoirs of Chancellor Pasquier by Etienne-Denis Pasquier, Edme Armand Gaston Audiffret-Pasquier (1894)
"... he is falsely accused of having had the intention of blowing up the powder-magazine at Grenelle —M. de Chabrol's lack of sang-froid — M. Pasquier takes ..."

5. A Journal of Travels in England, Holland and Scotland, and of Two Passages by Benjamin Silliman (1820)
"... Hyder Ally—Crocodile—Royal correspondence—Townley's collection of busts and statues—William Hunter's Museum—Singular example of professional sang froid. ..."

6. Memoirs of Napoleon, His Court and Family by Laure Junot Abrantès (1854)
"... marriage—Great number of emigrants in Paris—A young girl seeks Fouche—Affecting scene, and Fouche's sang-froid— ..."

7. A Memoir of James Jackson, Jr., M.D.: With Extracts from His Letters to His by James Jackson (1835)
"... who look upon death and dying with as much sang froid as any people, were thrown off their balance. Never shall I forget Louis's altered face and aspect ..."

8. A History of My Time: Memoirs of Chancellor Pasquier by Etienne-Denis Pasquier, Edme Armand Gaston Audiffret-Pasquier (1894)
"... he is falsely accused of having had the intention of blowing up the powder-magazine at Grenelle —M. de Chabrol's lack of sang-froid — M. Pasquier takes ..."

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