sang-froid
Noun
Meaning
Freedom from agitation or excitement of mind; coolness in trying circumstances; indifference; calmness.
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Let what will be said or done, preserve your sang-froid immovably, and to every obstacle, oppose patience, perseverance, and soothing language.
keep your cool
And it was her sang-froid and her absolute refusal to be shocked by this, which immediately silenced all the students.
Also pejorative in the phrase meurtre de sang-froid ("cold-blooded murder"). ; sans: without.
Diogenes Laertius, Lives, ix. 61 Anaxarchus is said to have praised Pyrrho's "indifference and sang-froid."