(n.) The act of composing, or that which is composed; a composition.
(n.) Orderly adjustment; disposition.
(n.) Frame; make; temperament.
(n.) A settled state; calmness; sedateness; tranquillity; repose.
(n.) A combination; a union; a bond.
Example Sentences:
(1) There is never any chink in her composure – any hint of tension – and while I can't imagine what it must feel like to be so at ease with one's world, I don't think she is faking it.
(2) "Also, Although not noticeable in the league so far, in Europe you can really see they miss the steel and composure of Wanyama in the centre of the park and the opportunist nature of Gary Hooper up front."
(3) Their composure was shattered from the moment Alex McCarthy gifted the visitors an equaliser, all authority wrested away in the blink of an eye and Liverpool , suddenly focused where previously they had been limp and ineffective, the more persuasive threat in what time that remained.
(4) He's young, very quick, good composure, presence and an outstanding replacement for Van der Sar.
(5) There was a hiccup when Murray, perhaps while thinking of what to say afterwards, served consecutive double-faults at the start of the third set before regaining his composure and coasting to the line.
(6) At the time she was preternaturally calm, though she did find her composure sometimes slipped at the hospital.
(7) Stockmarkets have regained some composure after Tuesday's sell-off, but EU officials are angry that Papandreou's action has guaranteed weeks, if not months, of political uncertainty and market volatility.
(8) I just held my composure in those moments when the match was going his way, especially when he won the third set,” Djokovic said.
(9) The film's premise may lack credibility, but Mackie certainly doesn't: he's excellent at allowing his character's compassion to simmer beneath his professional composure.
(10) Struggling to maintain his composure, Ed, the 40-year-old former energy secretary, made a short, dignified acceptance speech in which he heaped praise on his brother and the other defeated candidates, Ed Balls, Andy Burnham and Diane Abbott .
(11) This time it was Cherundolo who goofed, kicking air as a long ball flew through to Djebbour, who again lacked composure and plopped a ridiculous shot into the sidenetting.
(12) Many relatives struggled to keep their composure, voices cracking, as they read out the name of their own loved-one.
(13) It's exactly the kind of composure the markets look for in a Fed chair.
(14) The local girl, who has home schooling so she can focus on training, showed composure worthy of a seasoned professional - and fighting spirit notoriously rare in British tennis - to produce some crucial winners and overcome the third seed, Noppawan Lertcheewakarn of Thailand, eventually triumphing 6-3 3-6 6-1.
(15) Yet the ball rebounded to Reid, who he kept his composure to shoot home.
(16) Whittingdale defended the composure of the panel: “Each member of the independent advisory group brings individual skills, experience and expertise.
(17) Suddenly in the deepest waters of his career, Quillin showed impressive composure and conditioning to rally down the stretch.
(18) What they lacked, perhaps, was composure on the ball.
(19) Before Liverpool had properly recovered their composure, Jay Spearing gave the ball away to Antonio Valencia in a dangerous area, leaving the winger with the simple task of playing Rooney clear through the middle to strike a low shot under Pepe Reina.
(20) The suggestion of intimidation is the only time he even vaguely loses his composure.
Equanimity
Definition:
(n.) Evenness of mind; that calm temper or firmness of mind which is not easily elated or depressed; patience; calmness; composure; as, to bear misfortunes with equanimity.
Example Sentences:
(1) The now 8th Earl of Lucan has treated such sightings with weary equanimity, once saying: “I get a little tired when former Scotland Yard detectives at the end of their careers get commissions to write books which happen to send them to sunny destinations around the world.
(2) New Yorkers demonstrated an excess of the equanimity for which they are known in reaction to the news.
(3) But again and again, I have been struck by the equanimity displayed by Athens.
(4) Richard Wiseman , a professor of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, who also makes cool videos for the web, has had his share of haters, and greets that with equanimity.
(5) Devon manages to maintain a cheerful impression of equanimity.
(6) "Oh yeah, those guys are great," he replies when reminded, with an equanimity that belies his ambition.
(7) He has accepted the realities of the commercial position with great equanimity - more than I would have done.
(8) As for Axelrod, the adviser famous for equanimity, ruffled appearance and a world-weary manner, it is a surprise that he wants to return to the campaign ring.
(9) The nut-nougat cream enjoys enormous popularity as a spread for bread so that even large food undertakings cannot face this development with equanimity.
(10) Some people handle potentially devastating news with equanimity, but for me it was the start of a full digestion of the grim truth, a process marked by nothing if not high anxiety.
(11) His eponymous foundation has raised more than $350m to fund research into Parkinson's and despite facing hurdles that would fell many – the Bush administration's opposition to stem cell research, for example – he has continued with determined equanimity.
(12) Yet parents are told their children are at risk, no one knows our names, and hospital administrators and medical staffs watch us come and go with equanimity.
(13) Given Mr Trump’s equanimity with other flaws in his history, we can only assume it’s a bombshell of unusual size.” Trump said in an interview with the Associated Press on Wednesday that he would not overrule legal advice not to publicly disclose his tax returns before an audit is complete - including if the audit is not completed before November’s election.
(14) The singer has not spoken in detail about the prospect of swapping the stage for the assault course, but he will have pleased the South Korean authorities by accepting his fate with equanimity.
(15) The president is not really that powerful.” Toiling in the bowels of online muck has no discernible effect on Mikkelson’s equanimity.
(16) A rise in US interest rates will be met with equanimity across the world, argue the optimists, because everyone else is in better shape, if not growing quite as strongly.
(17) There’s an equanimity, an impermeability and a courage that you need.
(18) Her equanimity towards the director is calculated to defend her from a permanent position of victimhood.
(19) It’s just that I like the equanimity of living in my own zone.” He is suspicious of literary festivals, for all that he can pull in the crowds.
(20) Thus, both surgeon and patient may embark on this hazardous course with a much greater degree of security and equanimity.