aplomb
Meanings
Noun
1. vertical line, as measured with a plumb line
2. stability, equilibrium, uprightness, plumb (by extension)
3. aplomb, self-confidence (figurative, figuratively)
Examples2
Bien prendre l’aplomb.
To take well the plumb-line.
Ce mur tient bien son aplomb, a perdu son aplomb.
This wall holds its plumb / has lost its plumb.