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com·po·sure    Audio Help   (kəm-pō'zhər)  Pronunciation Key  n.   A calm or tranquil state of mind; self-possession. [From compose.]

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composure

noun

steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" [ant: discomposure]

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comˈposure [-ʒə] noun
See also: composed, composer, compose, composition, "composure" in any language

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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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