self-possession

Noun

Meaning

The possession of one's powers; calmness; self-command; presence of mind; composure.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

self possession

Synonyms

self-control possession self-command self-will willpower control serenity presence balance equilibrium confidence cool ease nerve calm
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Antonyms

activity concern fear stress tension doubt
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Hypernyms

resolution resolve firmness resoluteness firmness of purpose

Hyponyms

presence of mind nerves

Examples

Self-possession was the strongest part of Harvard College, which certainly taught men to stand alone, so that nothing seemed stranger to its graduates than the paroxysms of terror before the public which often overcame the graduates of European universities. Henry Adams

Grief like anything else – like a stone – is content only; God gives us the form, that serenity, purity and self-possession with which to surround and live grief. Aldo Capitini

One of the very best of all earthly possessions is self-possession. George D. Prentice

The greatest possession is self-possession. Ethel Mumford

Self-possession depends on its environment. Gustave Flaubert

No nation is truly defeated which retains its spiritual self-possession. No nation is truly victorious which does not emerge soul unstained. Evelyn Underhill

Close letter words and terms

self-possessed self-possessed person self-possessedly self-powered self-praise self-preoccupation