composure

composure

composure (uncountable)

1. Calmness of mind or matter, self-possession.
   • 2011 September 2, “Wales 2-1 Montenegro”, BBC:

     Montenegros early composure was shaken by that set-back and a visibly buoyed Wales nearly added a second goal when Bale broke past two defenders and fired a long-range shot that Bozovic tipped over

   • 1847, Emily Bronte, chapter 12, Wuthering Heights^[1]:

     “Did you want anything, ma’am?” I enquired, still preserving my external composure, in spite of her ghastly countenance and strange exaggerated manner.

   • 1798, Giacomo Casanova, chapter 92, The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt^[2]:

     He began to lose his composure, and made mistakes, his cards got mixed up, and his scoring was wild.

	contegno
	calmness of mind or matter, self-possession

calma

controllo di sé

riposo

tranquillità

Altri significati:

Steadiness of mind under stress.

Calmness of mind or matter, self-possession.

Traduzione 'veloce'

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