Definitions for Composure
kəmˈpoʊ ʒərcom·po·sure

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. composure, calm, calmness, equanimitynoun

   steadiness of mind under stress

   "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. composurenoun

   Calmness of mind or matter, self-possession.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Composurenoun

   Etymology: from compose.

   1. The act of composing or inditing.

   Their own forms are not like to be so sound, or comprehensive of the nature of the duty, as forms of publick composure. Charles I .

   2. Arrangement; combination; mixture; order.

   Hence languages arise, when, by institution and agreement, such a composure of letters, i. e. such a word, is intended to signify such a certain thing. William Holder, on Elements of Speech.

   From the various composures and combinations of these corpuscles together, happen all the varieties of the bodies formed out of them. John Woodward, Natural History.

   3. The form arising from the disposition of the various parts.

   In composure of his face,
   Liv’d a fair, but manly grace. Richard Crashaw.

   4. Frame; make; temperament.

   To reel the streets at noon, and stand the buffet
   With slaves that smell of sweat; say this becomes him:
   As his composure must be rare indeed,
   Whom these things cannot blemish. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleop.

   5. Disposition; relative adjustment.

   The duke of Buckingham' sprung, without any help, by a kind of congenial composure, to the likeness of our late sovereign and master. Henry Wotton.

   6. Composition; framed discourse.

   Discourses on such occasions are seldom the productions of leisure, and should be read with those favourable allowances that are made to hasty composures. Francis Atterbury, Sermons. Pref. to.

   In the composures of men, remember you are a man as well as they; and it is not their reason, but your own, that is given to guide you. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.

   7. Sedateness; calmness; tranquillity.

   To whom the virgin majesty of Eve,
   As one who loves, and some unkindness meets,
   With sweet austere composure thus reply’d John Milton, Par. Lost.

   The calmest and serenest hours of life, when the passions of nature are all silent, and the mind enjoys its most perfect composure. Isaac Watts, Logick.

   8. Agreement; composition; settlement of differences.

   The treaty at Uxbridge gave the fairest hopes of an happy composure. Charles I .

   Van guard! to right and left the front unfold,
   That all may see, who hate us, how we seek
   Peace and composure. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. vi. l. 560.

   Things were not brought to an extremity where I left the story: there seems yet to be room left for a composure; hereafter there may be only for pity. John Dryden, Abs and Achit. Pref. to.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Composurenoun

   the act of composing, or that which is composed; a composition

2. Composurenoun

   orderly adjustment; disposition

3. Composurenoun

   frame; make; temperament

4. Composurenoun

   a settled state; calmness; sedateness; tranquillity; repose

5. Composurenoun

   a combination; a union; a bond

6. Etymology: [From Compose.]

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1. Composure

   Composure is the first full-length album by Waking Ashland, released on May 10, 2005 by Tooth & Nail Records.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Composure in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Composure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Composure in a Sentence

1. Ochai Agbaji:

   Just in timeouts, any huddles we had during the game, I just told the guys to keep their composure, they’re going to make their runs. It’s a game of runs. They’re obviously playing at home, they got the crowd. Just stay in it and keep playing our game.

2. Guard Kyle Lowry:

   We're just out there playing with confidence, we're sticking with our principles. We're maintaining our principles and we're maintaining our composure.

3. Tokyo Games chief Yoshiro Mori:

   I am so happy and so thrilled and I my have lost some of my composure, this was an epoch-making decision today.

4. Vincent Guenzi:

   Markets are in general regaining their composure, the earnings disappointments in the U.S. are being absorbed in Europe, largely down to the fact that valuations are not excessive... A debt bailout of Greece is also slowly getting underway.

5. Karen Khachanov:

   I found it very difficult to regulate my breath. I think it was emphasized by some very long rallies we had towards the end of the first set which made it tough for me to keep my composure and the breathing in check, i don’t know what caused it. I think that it was a combination of everything that has gone on behind the scenes in the last week. And accumulation of the excitement, the buzz.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Composure
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Composure
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Composure
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Composure
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Composure