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composure - 3 dictionary results
com⋅po⋅sure
[kuh
m-poh-zher] 
–noun
| serene, self-controlled state of mind; calmness; tranquillity: Despite the hysteria and panic around him, he retained his composure. |
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| com·po·sure (kəm-pō'zhər) n. A calm or tranquil state of mind; self-possession. [From compose.] |
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Composure
Com*po"sure\, n. [From Compose.]1. The act of composing, or that which is composed; a composition. [Obs.] Signor Pietro, who had an admirable way both of composure [in music] and teaching. --Evelyn. 2. Orderly adjustment; disposition. [Obs.] Various composures and combinations of these corpuscles. --Woodward. 3. Frame; make; temperament. [Obs.] His composure must be rare indeed Whom these things can not blemish. --Shak. 4. A settled state; calmness; sedateness; tranquillity; repose. "We seek peace and composure." --Milton. When the passions . . . are all silent, the mind enjoys its most perfect composure. --I. Watts. 5. A combination; a union; a bond. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Language Translation for : composure
Spanish:
calma, compostura,
German:
die Gelassenheit,
Japanese:
沈着
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