composure
noun /kəmˈpəʊʒə(r)/
/kəmˈpəʊʒər/
[uncountable]- the state of being calm and in control of your feelings or behaviour
- to keep/lose/recover/regain your composure
- He maintained his composure despite a desperate desire to laugh.
Extra Examples- She answered with perfect composure.
- She closed her eyes for a moment, to gather her composure.
- She totally lost her composure and began shouting.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- calm
- cool
- perfect
- …
- hold
- keep
- maintain
- …
- with composure
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘composing, composition’): from compose + -ure.