Meanings
comparative more unflustered · superlative most unflustered
- Not flustered; calm.
A small shiver slid down her back, but she kept her smile steady, coolly amused, unflustered, despite the unwanted flutter of her pulse.
2014, Liz Tyner, Ann Lethbridge, Elizabeth Beacon, Harlequin Historical December 2014 - Box Set 2 of 21 more example
Some of the cars he deflates are parked on the gravelled drives of expensive homes, where security systems trigger floodlights as soon as anyone intrudes on to the grounds. Will is unflustered, and continues as if he were still in the dark.
2023 November 5, Andrew Anthony, “Monsters of the road: what should the UK do about SUVs?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivefree from emotional agitation or nervous tension
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishflustered
- Englishunflustered
Cite this entry
unflustered. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unflustered
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