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English Dictionary: composure	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for composure
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
composure n steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" Synonym(s): composure, calm, calmness, equanimity Antonym(s): discomposure
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Composure \Compo"sure\, n. [From {Compose}.] 1. The act of composing, or that which is composed; a composition. [Obs.] Signor Pietro, who had an admirable way both of composure* [in music] and teaching. --Evelyn. 2. Orderly adjustment; disposition. [Obs.] Various composures and combinations of these corpuscles. --Woodward. 3. Frame; make; temperament. [Obs.] His composure must be rare indeed Whom these things can not blemish. --Shak. 4. A settled state; calmness; sedateness; tranquillity; repose. [bd]We seek peace and composure.[b8] --Milton. When the passions . . . are all silent, the mind enjoys its most perfect composure. --I. Watts. 5. A combination; a union; a bond. [Obs.] --Shak.