There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
COMPOSURE
composure, calm, calmness, equanimity
(noun) steadiness of mind under stress; “he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
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.
Synonyms
• (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
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