sang-froid

[ French sahn-frwa ]

/ French sɑ̃ˈfrwa /

coolness of mind; calmness; composure: They committed the robbery with complete sang-froid.

Origin of sang-froid

1740–50; < French: literally, cold blood

Spaniards have always been miscast as hotheads; they are, in fact, the masters of sang-froid.

Spain's Win: Cosmic Justice |Tunku Varadarajan |July 11, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Duperré was certainly nothing if not ingenious and his sang-froid had saved us all from terms of imprisonment.

The Golden Face |William Le Queux
With what pride and sang-froid had Robert announced his uninvited guest!

More William |Richmal Crompton
This only proves that you are incomparable as a lieutenant, but that you have not the sang-froid of a general.

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 |Various

But Jim Courtenaye's sang-froid is a tribute to the cinema life he must have led even before he burst into the war.

The Brightener |C. N. Williamson
She studied its rapid progress with all the sang-froid of a physician.

His Excellency the Minister |Jules Claretie

sang-froid

/ (French sɑ̃frwa) /

composure; self-possession; calmness

C18: from French, literally: cold blood