Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unruffled"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Unruffled \Un*ruf"fled\, a. [Pref. un- not + ruffled.]
Not ruffled or agitated; smooth; calm; tranquil; quiet.

Calm and unruffled as a summer's sea. --Addison.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

unruffled
adj 1: free from emotional agitation or nervous tension; "the
waiters were unflurried and good natured"; "with
contented mind and unruffled spirit"- Anthony Trollope
[syn: {unflurried}, {unflustered}, {unperturbed}]
2: free from disturbance; "a ribbon of sand between the angry
sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon";
"a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue
sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on
the still water"; "unruffled water" [syn: {placid}, {quiet},
{still}, {tranquil}]


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