'Composure' definitions:

Definition of 'composure'

(from WordNet)
noun
Steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" [syn: composure, calm, calmness, equanimity] [ant: discomposure]

Definition of 'Composure'

From: GCIDE
  • Composure \Com*po"sure\, n. [From Compose.]
  • 1. The act of composing, or that which is composed; a composition. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Signor Pietro, who had an admirable way both of composure [in music] and teaching. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Orderly adjustment; disposition. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Various composures and combinations of these corpuscles. --Woodward. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Frame; make; temperament. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • His composure must be rare indeed Whom these things can not blemish. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A settled state; calmness; sedateness; tranquillity; repose. "We seek peace and composure." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • When the passions . . . are all silent, the mind enjoys its most perfect composure. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A combination; a union; a bond. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'composure'

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