'Composed' definitions:

Definition of 'composed'

From: WordNet
adjective
Serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress; "the performer seemed completely composed as she stepped onto the stage"; "I felt calm and more composed than I had in a long time" [ant: discomposed]

Definition of 'Composed'

From: GCIDE
  • Composed \Com*posed"\, a. Free from agitation; calm; sedate; quiet; tranquil; self-possessed. [1913 Webster]
  • The Mantuan there in sober triumph sate, Composed his posture, and his look sedate. --Pope. -- {Com*pos"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Com*pos"ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Composed'

From: GCIDE
  • Compose \Com*pose"\ (k[o^]m*p[=o]z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Composed; p. pr. & vb. n. Composing.] [F. composer; com- + poser to place. The sense is that of L. componere, but the origin is different. See Pose, v. t.]
  • 1. To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion. [1913 Webster]
  • Zeal ought to be composed of the highest degrees of all pious affection. --Bp. Sprat. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To form the substance of, or part of the substance of; to constitute. [1913 Webster]
  • Their borrowed gold composed The calf in Oreb. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • A few useful things . . . compose their intellectual possessions. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To construct by mental labor; to design and execute, or put together, in a manner involving the adaptation of forms of expression to ideas, or to the laws of harmony or proportion; as, to compose a sentence, a sermon, a symphony, or a picture. [1913 Webster]
  • Let me compose Something in verse as well as prose. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • The genius that composed such works as the "Standard" and "Last Supper". --B. R. Haydon. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To dispose in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition; to adjust; to regulate. [1913 Webster]
  • In a peaceful grave my corpse compose. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • How in safety best we may Compose our present evils. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To free from agitation or disturbance; to tranquilize; to soothe; to calm; to quiet. [1913 Webster]
  • Compose thy mind; Nor frauds are here contrived, nor force designed. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Print.) To arrange (types) in a composing stick in order for printing; to set (type). [1913 Webster]