Found 2 items, similar to composure.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: composure composure n : steadiness of mind under stress; “he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity” [syn: calm, calmness, equanimity] [ant: discomposure]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Composure Composure \Com*po"sure\, n. [From Compose.] 1. The act of composing, or that which is composed; a composition. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Signor Pietro, who had an admirable way both of composure [in music] and teaching. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster] 2. Orderly adjustment; disposition. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Various composures and combinations of these corpuscles. --Woodward. [1913 Webster] 3. Frame; make; temperament. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His composure must be rare indeed Whom these things can not blemish. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. A settled state; calmness; sedateness; tranquillity; repose. “We seek peace and composure.” --Milton. [1913 Webster] When the passions . . . are all silent, the mind enjoys its most perfect composure. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 5. A combination; a union; a bond. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]