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composure
(encz) | composure,vyrovnanost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Composure
(gcide) | Composure \Com*po"sure\, n. [From Compose.]
1. The act of composing, or that which is composed; a
composition. [Obs.]
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Signor Pietro, who had an admirable way both of
composure [in music] and teaching. --Evelyn.
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2. Orderly adjustment; disposition. [Obs.]
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Various composures and combinations of these
corpuscles. --Woodward.
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3. Frame; make; temperament. [Obs.]
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His composure must be rare indeed
Whom these things can not blemish. --Shak.
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4. A settled state; calmness; sedateness; tranquillity;
repose. "We seek peace and composure." --Milton.
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When the passions . . . are all silent, the mind
enjoys its most perfect composure. --I. Watts.
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5. A combination; a union; a bond. [Obs.] --Shak.
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composure
(wn) | composure
n 1: steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their
problems with composure and she with equanimity" [syn:
composure, calm, calmness, equanimity] [ant:
discomposure] |
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discomposure
(encz) | discomposure,zneklidnění n: Zdeněk Broždiscomposure,znepokojení n: Zdeněk Brož |
Composure
(gcide) | Composure \Com*po"sure\, n. [From Compose.]
1. The act of composing, or that which is composed; a
composition. [Obs.]
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Signor Pietro, who had an admirable way both of
composure [in music] and teaching. --Evelyn.
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2. Orderly adjustment; disposition. [Obs.]
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Various composures and combinations of these
corpuscles. --Woodward.
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3. Frame; make; temperament. [Obs.]
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His composure must be rare indeed
Whom these things can not blemish. --Shak.
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4. A settled state; calmness; sedateness; tranquillity;
repose. "We seek peace and composure." --Milton.
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When the passions . . . are all silent, the mind
enjoys its most perfect composure. --I. Watts.
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5. A combination; a union; a bond. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Discomposure
(gcide) | Discomposure \Dis`com*po"sure\ (?; 135), n.
1. The state of being discomposed; disturbance; disorder;
agitation; perturbation.
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No discomposure stirred her features. --Akenside.
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2. Discordance; disagreement of parts. [Obs.] --Boyle.
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discomposure
(wn) | discomposure
n 1: anxious embarrassment [syn: discomfiture, discomposure,
disconcertion, disconcertment]
2: a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure
[ant: calm, calmness, composure, equanimity] |
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