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[ self-kuh-mand, -mahnd, self- ] / ˈsɛlf kəˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd, ˌsɛlf- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-command ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of self-commandFirst recorded in 1690–1700 Words nearby self-commandself-certification, self-cleaning, self-collected, self-colored, self-coloured, self-command, self-compatible, self-complacent, self-composed, self-conceit, self-concept Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-commandIf you are upset, you will lack the self-command to hear opposing views, without which you cannot even stand wisely on your own. Speed Read: The Clinton Tapes|The Daily Beast|September 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST Weekes was equally chilled, but had superior sagacity and self-command. Astoria|Washington Irving It was not often that Janetta lost patience, but a word against her father was sufficient to upset her self-command nowadays. A True Friend|Adeline Sergeant It may all be true, that they can do just as well as the artist, but in appearance and self-command they may be deficient. Seed Thoughts for Singers|Frank Herbert Tubbs
For once startled out of her self-command, Elizabeth gave a little cry, while her father staggered back against the wall. Beatrice|H. Rider Haggard The muscles of Balthazar's mouth played convulsively, the twitching of the lip seeming to threaten a loss of self-command. The Headsman|James Fenimore Cooper
British Dictionary definitions for self-command
nounanother term for self-control Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to self-commandcontrol, development, restraint, practice, self-restraint, will, regulation, preparation, self-control, education, method, acumen, sobriety, self-possession, coolness, self-assurance, quickness, aplomb, calmness, imperturbability |