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# composure

noun (composure; uncountable)

«composure» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Being calm and in control of your feelings, especially in a difficult or stressful moment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/composure/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in stories and sport: a player keeps her composure under pressure; someone loses composure and cries. It tells the reader how calm a character is. Phrases: keep your composure, lose your composure, regain composure.

### Examples

- She kept her composure even when the crowd booed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/composure/#x1)
- He lost his composure and started to cry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/composure/#x2)
- After a deep breath, I regained my composure. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/composure/#x3)
- The goalkeeper showed great composure in the penalty shootout. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/composure/#x4)
- The teacher spoke with composure during the fire alarm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/composure/#x5)
- It's hard to keep your composure when you're very nervous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/composure/#x6)
- The pilot's composure kept the passengers calm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/composure/#x7)
- It was hard for any one to preserve composure on such a day; but these people had strong wills, as unbending as their hard fortune. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/composure/#x8)

### Note

Uncountable. Adjective: composed (calm). Similar: calmness, self-control. Not related in meaning to "compose" a song, though it comes from the same root.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «composure»](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/composure/): every meaning and example of this page parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«composure» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/composure.html) on Mova free.