composure
Calmness of mind or temperamentCalmness of mind or temperament.
» Tom struggled to keep his composure.
Том изо всех сил старался сохранить самообладание.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)Calmness of mind or temperament.
Gelassenheit, Fassung, Haltung
самооблада́ниеsamoobladánije, хладнокро́виеxladnokróvije, споко́йствиеspokójstvije
steadiness of mind under stress
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The act of composing
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Something which is composed; a composition.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Orderly adjustment; disposition.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Frame; make; temperament.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A combination; a union; a bond.
Examples
53 sentencesTom struggled to keep his composure.
ruТом изо всех сил старался сохранить самообладание.
I tried to maintain my composure.
ruЯ пытался сохранить самообладание.
Tom lost his composure.
I lost my composure.
ruЯ потерял самообладание.
deIch verlor die Beherrschung.
Tom regained his composure.
deTom gewann seine Fassung wieder.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From compose + -ure.From compose + -ure.
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Forms
plural: composures| Singular | composure |
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regular
Synonyms
6 synonyms- steadiness of mind under stress:calmcalmnessequanimity
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable