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composure [kəmˈpəʊʒə] n
calmness, esp of the mind; tranquillity; serenity ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
composure noun calmness, calm, poise, self-possession, cool (slang), ease, dignity, serenity, tranquillity, coolness, aplomb, equanimity, self-assurance, sang-froid, placidity, imperturbability, sedateness Stopping briefly to regain her composure, she described her ordeal. impatience, nervousness, agitation, uneasiness, excitability, perturbation, discomposure Translations composure [kəmˈpəʊʒəʳ] N → calma f, serenidad f to recover or regain one's composure → recobrar la calma composure [kəmˈpəʊʒər] n → calme m to regain one's composure, to recover one's composure → retrouver son calme composure n → Beherrschung f, → Fassung f; to lose one’s composure → die Beherrschung verlieren; to regain one’s composure → seine Selbstbeherrschung wiederfinden composure [kəmˈpəʊʒəʳ] n → calma, padronanza di sé composure [kəmˈpəʊʒəʳ] n → calma, padronanza di sé How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As Miss Emmerson by no means held the good qualities of the guest, who had just left them, in so high an estimation as did her niece, she proceeded quietly and with great composure in the exercise of her daily duties; not in the least suspecting the real distress that, from a variety of causes, this sudden separation had caused to her ward. Full of wonder at so strange a form of madness, they flocked to see it from a distance, and observed with what composure he sometimes paced up and down, or sometimes, leaning on his lance, gazed on his armour without taking his eyes off it for ever so long; and as the night closed in with a light from the moon so brilliant that it might vie with his that lent it, everything the novice knight did was plainly seen by all. He completely misinterpreted her silence--completely mistook the motive that made her turn aside for a moment, to gather composure enough to speak to him. |
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