self-disciplinedadj.
/ˌsɛlfˈdɪsᵻplᵻnd/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈdɪsəplənd/ Having or characterized by self-discipline.
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the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [adjective]
coolc1430
coldc1500
within oneself (itself, etc.)1518
cool-headed1684
present to oneself1692
possesseda1698
self-restrained1700
self-collecteda1711
cool (cold) as a cucumbera1732
self-possessing1732
self-regulating1755
cool-brained1765
self-possessed1766
self-restraining1777
self-disciplined?1791
self-controlling1796
self-repressed1814
self-controlled1822
self-contained1838
self-repressing1849
unimpulsive1856
posé1858
downbeat1953
cucumber-cool1955
supercool1965
?1791 T. W. Tone Ess. in Writings (2009) I. 97 An army of 50,000 men at once burst into existence, self-appointed, self-arrayed, self-disciplined.
1876 Cornhill Mag. Apr. 441 The self-disciplined man confines his desires to a few objects which really lie within reach.
1914 Metropolitan Aug. 19/1 The self-disciplined calm of the four hundred thousand strikers.
1944 K. Tynan Let. 29 Mar. (1994) i. 45 Shall I shackle myself, become continent, self-disciplined and virtuous?
2010 Guardian 6 Feb. (Weekend Suppl.) 63/2 We think of ourselves as..self-disciplined or lazy, optimistic or pessimistic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.?1791