composure, calm, calmness, equanimity
(noun) steadiness of mind under stress; “he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
composure (countable and uncountable, plural composures)
Calmness of mind or matter, self-possession.
(obsolete) The act of composing, or that which is composed; a composition.
(obsolete) Orderly adjustment; disposition.
(obsolete) Frame; make; temperament.
(obsolete) A combination; a union; a bond.
• (calmness): equanimity
• (calmness): See also calm
Source: Wiktionary
Com*po"sure, n. Etym: [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. "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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.