self-commandn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfkəˈmɑːnd/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfkəˈmænd/

Forms: see self- prefix and command n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, command n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + command n.

Command of one's actions or feelings; self-control.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [noun]

repressiona1413

governailc1425

willc1480

self-rule1532

coldness1548

stay1556

presentness of mind1598

coolness1607

cold blooda1609

temper1611

self-discipline1612

retention?1615

presence of mind?1624

self-governance1630

retentiveness1641

self-command1651

self-mastery1652

self-control1653

self-direction1653

self-restraint1656

self-possession1665

possessednessa1698

self-regulation1698

possession1703

retenue1747

sang-froid1750

self-collection1761

render1768

self-collectedness1805

self-repression1821

self-containedness1835

unimpulsiveness1860

cool-headedness1881

sophrosyne1889

cool1964

1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. 123 For let their Persons be never so eminent for Abilities, if they be not as eminent for Humility, and selfe-Command, their hearts will soon over-rule their heads into a Faction.

1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks II. iv. 154 The Advantages are of a contrary Sobriety, and Self-Command.

1796 Monthly Mag. Oct. 683/2 Continence, self-command, and contempt of pleasure, were the characteristics of all their distinguished personages.

1857 Harper's Mag. Dec. 80/2 After that, however, Miss Greenwich regained her self-command.

1898 J. Morley Let. in Westm. Gaz. 14 Dec. Your..self-command under the provocation of those ‘unworthy insinuations’.

1915 Catholic World Oct. 85 What self-command! what a will of adamant in this slight, fragile, amiable woman!

1976 A. Haley Roots vii. 21 Kunta would always turn and walk away, thus displaying the dignity and self-command that his mother had taught him were the proudest traits of the Mandinka tribe.

2010 Sight & Sound Dec. 26/2 When it comes to looking, Helen shows more self-command than Lot's wife.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-command
释义	self-commandn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfkəˈmɑːnd/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfkəˈmænd/ Forms: see self- prefix and command n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, command n. Etymology: < self- prefix + command n. Command of one's actions or feelings; self-control. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [noun] repressiona1413 governailc1425 willc1480 self-rule1532 coldness1548 stay1556 presentness of mind1598 coolness1607 cold blooda1609 temper1611 self-discipline1612 retention?1615 presence of mind?1624 self-governance1630 retentiveness1641 self-command1651 self-mastery1652 self-control1653 self-direction1653 self-restraint1656 self-possession1665 possessednessa1698 self-regulation1698 possession1703 retenue1747 sang-froid1750 self-collection1761 render1768 self-collectedness1805 self-repression1821 self-containedness1835 unimpulsiveness1860 cool-headedness1881 sophrosyne1889 cool1964 1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. 123 For let their Persons be never so eminent for Abilities, if they be not as eminent for Humility, and selfe-Command, their hearts will soon over-rule their heads into a Faction. 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks II. iv. 154 The Advantages are of a contrary Sobriety, and Self-Command. 1796 Monthly Mag. Oct. 683/2 Continence, self-command, and contempt of pleasure, were the characteristics of all their distinguished personages. 1857 Harper's Mag. Dec. 80/2 After that, however, Miss Greenwich regained her self-command. 1898 J. Morley Let. in Westm. Gaz. 14 Dec. Your..self-command under the provocation of those ‘unworthy insinuations’. 1915 Catholic World Oct. 85 What self-command! what a will of adamant in this slight, fragile, amiable woman! 1976 A. Haley Roots vii. 21 Kunta would always turn and walk away, thus displaying the dignity and self-command that his mother had taught him were the proudest traits of the Mandinka tribe. 2010 Sight & Sound Dec. 26/2 When it comes to looking, Helen shows more self-command than Lot's wife. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1651
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