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[ self-puh-zest, self- ] / ˈsɛlf pəˈzɛst, ˌsɛlf- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-possessed ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving or showing control of one's feelings, behavior, etc.; composed; poised. Origin of self-possessedFirst recorded in 1830–40 SYNONYMS FOR self-possessedcalm, collected, serene, cool, sedate. SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-possessed ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM self-possessedself-pos·sess·ed·ly [self-puh-zes-id-lee, -zest-lee, self-], /ˈsɛlf pəˈzɛs ɪd li, -ˈzɛst li, ˌsɛlf-/, adverbun·self-pos·sessed, adjectiveWords nearby self-possessedself-plagiarism, self-poised, self-pollinate, self-pollination, self-portrait, self-possessed, self-possession, self-praise, self-preservation, self-pride, self-proclaimed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-possessedLater, when I interviewed Bolotov, a tall, self-possessed man, no apology for the confrontation was offered. Ukraine Separatists Say No to Putin|Jamie Dettmer|May 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST The saucy and self-possessed singer had kicked her cocaine drug habit and hired a new manager, Lupe De Leon. Etta James’s Son Donto Says Addiction Was Part of Famed Singer’s Life|Christine Pelisek|November 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST Neither trigger-happy nor hesitant, but steely, self-possessed, and clear-eyed. Apocalypse When?|Lee Siegel|August 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST Even the more polished, informed, self-possessed Romney seems cursed with an Eddie Haskell air of insincerity and deceitfulness. Obama’s Risky Belittling Tactic|Lee Siegel|July 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST
By the late 1980s, the saucy and self-possessed singer had kicked her drug habit and hired a new manager, Lupe De Leon. The War Over Etta James' Fortune|Christine Pelisek|March 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST It merely looked cool, self-possessed, and—so Lady Holme said to herself—extremely American. The Woman With The Fan|Robert Hichens All at once he felt that in him were two persons, so to speak: one really bewildered, the other wise and self-possessed. The Pharaoh and the Priest|Alexander Glovatski Her eyes were red and swollen as if she had been crying a week, but she was strangely calm and self-possessed. The Little Colonel's Chum: Mary Ware|Annie Fellows Johnston He drew a dozen long breaths before he was again the cold, self-possessed, steely-eyed avenger. The Boss of Little Arcady|Harry Leon Wilson Her face was winning and her self-possessed manner is still the talk of her old-time associates. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast|Samuel Adams Drake
British Dictionary definitions for self-possessed
adjectivehaving control of one's emotions, etc Derived forms of self-possessedself-possessedly, adverbself-possession, nounCollins 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-possessedcollected, composed, confident, cool, easy, reserved, sedate, tranquil, unruffled, poised |