composure

noun (composure; uncountable)

«composure» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Being calm and in control of your feelings, especially in a difficult or stressful moment. tree →

In the lessons

Used in stories and sport: a player keeps her composure under pressure; someone loses composure and cries. It tells the reader how calm a character is. Phrases: keep your composure, lose your composure, regain composure.

Examples

She kept her composure even when the crowd booed. tree →
He lost his composure and started to cry. tree →
After a deep breath, I regained my composure. tree →
The goalkeeper showed great composure in the penalty shootout. tree →
The teacher spoke with composure during the fire alarm. tree →
It's hard to keep your composure when you're very nervous. tree →
The pilot's composure kept the passengers calm. tree →
It was hard for any one to preserve composure on such a day; but these people had strong wills, as unbending as their hard fortune. tree →

Note

Uncountable. Adjective: composed (calm). Similar: calmness, self-control. Not related in meaning to "compose" a song, though it comes from the same root.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «composure» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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