Thesaurus: composure

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1. n. The act of composing, or that which is composed; a composition.
2. n. Orderly adjustment; disposition.
3. n. Frame; make; temperament.
4. n. A settled state; calmness; sedateness; tranquillity; repose.
5. n. A combination; a union; a bond.
6. n. steadiness of mind under stress
7. 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. "We seek peace and composure." 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.
8. n:100 n. steadiness of mind under stress