Unruffled — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

free from emotional agitation or nervous tension; ; - Anthony Trollope

(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnɹˈʌfəld/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnɹˈʌfəld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnɹˈʌfəld/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnɹˈʌfəld/.

Examples

the waiters were unflurried and good natured
with contented mind and unruffled spirit
a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

smooth placid quiet unperturbed still unflurried unflustered tranquil

Parts of Speech

adjective	free from emotional agitation or nervous tension; ; - Anthony Trollope “the waiters were unflurried and good natured”
adjective	(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves “a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay”

Word Forms

placidness	noun	a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling
quietness	noun	a state of peace and quiet
stillness	noun	calmness without winds
tranquility	noun	a state of peace and quiet
tranquillity	noun	an untroubled state; free from disturbances
smoothness	noun	the quality of having a level and even surface

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gelassen

frei von emotionaler Aufregung oder nervöser Anspannung; ; - Anthony Trollope

🇫🇷French

imperturbable

libre de toute agitation émotionnelle ou tension nerveuse ; ; -Anthony Trollope

🇪🇸Spanish

ecuánime

libre de agitación emocional o tensión nerviosa; ; - Antonio Trollope

🇮🇹Italian

imperturbabile

libero da agitazione emotiva o tensione nervosa; ; -Antonio Trollope

🇳🇱Dutch

onverstoorbaar

vrij van emotionele opwinding of nerveuze spanning; ; - Antonius Trollope

🇵🇹Portuguese

sereno

livre de agitação emocional ou tensão nervosa; ; -Anthony Trollope

🇷🇺Russian

невозмутимый

свободен от эмоционального возбуждения и нервного напряжения; ; - Энтони Троллоп

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चौरस

भावनात्मक उत्तेजना या तंत्रिका तनाव से मुक्त; ; - एंथोनी ट्रोलोप

🇮🇳Tamil

அசையாத

உணர்ச்சி கிளர்ச்சி அல்லது நரம்பு பதற்றம் இல்லாதது; ; - ஆண்டனி ட்ரோலோப்

🇮🇳Telugu

అల్లకల్లోలం

భావోద్వేగ ఆందోళన లేదా నాడీ ఉద్రిక్తత నుండి ఉచితం; ; - ఆంథోనీ ట్రోలోప్

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಡೆತಡೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ

ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕ ಆಂದೋಲನ ಅಥವಾ ನರಗಳ ಒತ್ತಡದಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತ; ; - ಆಂಥೋನಿ ಟ್ರೋಲೋಪ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

അലങ്കോലമില്ലാത്ത

വൈകാരിക പ്രക്ഷോഭം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നാഡീ പിരിമുറുക്കം എന്നിവയിൽ നിന്ന് മുക്തം; ; - ആൻ്റണി ട്രോളോപ്പ്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

平静的

没有情绪激动或神经紧张； ; ——安东尼·特罗洛普

🇯🇵Japanese

波乱のない

感情の動揺や神経質な緊張から解放されます。 ; - アンソニー・トロロープ

🇰🇷Korean

흔들리지 않는

정서적 동요나 신경 긴장이 없습니다. ; - 앤서니 트롤로프

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bình tĩnh

không bị kích động cảm xúc hoặc căng thẳng thần kinh; ; - Anthony Trollope

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ยุ่งเหยิง

ปราศจากความปั่นป่วนทางอารมณ์หรือความตึงเครียดทางประสาท ; - แอนโทนี่ ทรอลโลป

🇮🇩Indonesian

tenang

bebas dari gejolak emosi atau ketegangan saraf; ; -Anthony Trollope

🇵🇭Filipino

walang gulo

libre mula sa emosyonal na pagkabalisa o pag-igting ng nerbiyos; ; - Anthony Trollope

🇲🇾Malay

tidak bercelaru

bebas daripada pergolakan emosi atau ketegangan saraf; ; - Anthony Trollope

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أملس

خالية من الانفعالات العاطفية أو التوتر العصبي. ; - أنتوني ترولوب

🇮🇷Persian

ناآرام

عاری از آشفتگی عاطفی یا تنش عصبی؛ ; - آنتونی ترولوپ

🇹🇷Turkish

rahat

duygusal heyecan veya sinir gerginliğinden arınmış; ; -Anthony Trollope

🇮🇱Hebrew

רָגוּעַ

נקי מתסיסה רגשית או מתח עצבי; ; - אנתוני טרולופ

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