Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: composure
IPA transcription: [kəmp'oʊʒɚ]
Pronunciations of composure
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: composure, calm, calmness, equanimity
    Meaning: steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"
Usage examples
  • Julie hesitated again, and again spoke with a kind of passionate composure.
  • "And so," continued the Englishman who first gained his composure, "he was drowned?"
  • It was hardly possible to listen to their tales of outrage and wrong with composure.
  • She went on her errand at once, and gradually the young man recovered his composure.
  • "You were not--quite--quite yourself," she softly explained, wondering at her own composure.
  • So I waited, with heavy composure, till she should be brought, who so often had walked there with me.
  • That farewell kiss, that sudden composure when the day of the dinner was fixed, weighed on my spirits.
  • Having greeted the Count with the greatest composure, she turned to Mr. Redmain with question in her eyes.
  • You don't know in what need he is," Smerdyakov explained, with perfect composure and remarkable distinctness.
  • Sometimes they will act a whole play through before my eyes, with perfect composure and assurance, for they are not afraid of me.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Peter Jennings, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Elizabeth II, License CC BY-SA 4.0