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self-possessed

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self-pos·ses·sion (slfp-zshn)
n.
Full command of one's faculties, feelings, and behavior. See Synonyms at confidence.

self-pos·sessed adj.

self-possessed
adj
having control of one's emotions, etc.
self-possessedly  adv
self-possession  n
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Adj.1.self-possessed - in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble"
composed - 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"

self-possessed
adjective self-assured, confident, poised, together (slang), cool, collected, unruffled, cool as a cucumber (informal), sure of yourself She is the most articulate and self-possessed member of her family.
Translations
self-possessed [ˌselfpəˈzest] ADJsereno, dueño de sí mismo

self-possessed [ˌsɛlfpəˈzɛst] adjpadrone/a di sé, composto/a
self-possessed [ˌsɛlfpəˈzɛst] adjpadrone/a di sé, composto/a

self-possessed
adj self-possessed [selfpəˈzest]
calm, and able to act confidently in an emergency a calm, self-possessed person. selfbeheersd هادئ، رابِط الجأْش хладнокръвен ovládající se fattet selbstbeherrscht ψύχραιμος sereno, dueño de sí mismo ennastvalitsev متين tyyni maître de soi מוֹשֵל בְּרוּחוֹ धीर, प्रशांत hladnokrvan, pribran higgadt dapat menguasaia diri í jafnvægi padrone di sé 落着いた 침착한, 냉정한 susitvardantis savaldīgs dapat menguasai diri beheerst fattet, behersket opanowany senhor de si calm, stăpân pe sine выдержанный, наделённый самообладанием ovládajúci sa hladnokrven pribran behärskad, lugn, fattad สงบใจตนเอง sakin, soğukkanlı 處變不驚的 той, що здатен себе контролювати بردبار bình tĩnh
n self-posˈsession [-ʃən]
selfbeheersing رباطَة جأْش хладнокръвност chladnokrevnost fattethed die Selbstbeherrschung αυτοκυριαρχία serenidad enesevalitsus متانت itsehillintä sang-froid שְׁלִיטָה עַצמִית आत्मसंयम hladnokrvnost, pribranost higgadtság ketenangan sjálfsstjórn padronanza di sé 落着き 냉정, 침착 savitvarda savaldīgums penguasaan diri zelfbeheersing sinnsro, beherskelse opanownie autodomínio calm, sânge rece выдержка, самообладание chladnokrvnosť hladnokrvnost pribranost självbehärskning, lugn, fattning การคุมสติ sakinlik, soğukkanlılık 沈著 самовладання, самоконтроль خود نگری sự bình tĩnh


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They say that men who have seen the world, thereby become quite at ease in manner, quite self-possessed in company.
"She's a most self-possessed young woman," added her parent.
Boris, grown more manly and looking fresh, rosy and self-possessed, entered the drawing room elegantly dressed in the uniform of an aide-de-camp and was duly conducted to pay his respects to the aunt and then brought back to the general circle.
 
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