self-possession als zelfstandig naamwoord: - 1
self-possession
zelfstandig naamwoord
1 self-possession
The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior.
synoniemen: possession, self-command, self-control, self-will, will power, willpower.
Roget 864:
caution;
cautiousness
etc.
adj.;
discretion,
prudence,
cautel†,
heed,
circumspection,
calculation,
deliberation.
foresight
etc.
510;
vigilance
etc.
459;
warning
etc.
668.
coolness
etc.
adj.;
self-possession,
self-command;
presence of mind,
sang froid [Fr.];
well-regulated mind;
worldly wisdom,
Fabian policy.
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Roget 826:
inexcitability†,
imperturbability,
inirritability†;
even temper,
tranquil mind,
dispassion;
tolerance,
patience,
coolth [Coll.].
passiveness
etc.
(physical inertness)
172;
hebetude†,
hebetation†;
impassibility
etc.
(insensibility)
823;
stupefaction.
coolness,
calmness
etc.
adj.;
composure,
placidity,
indisturbance†,
imperturbation†,
sang froid [Fr.],
tranquility,
serenity;
quiet,
quietude;
peace of mind,
mental calmness.
staidness
etc.
adj.;
gravity,
sobriety,
Quakerism†;
philosophy,
equanimity,
stoicism,
command of temper;
self-possession,
self-control,
self-command,
self-restraint,
ice water in one's veins;
presence of mind.
submission
etc.
725;
resignation;
sufferance,
supportance†,
endurance,
longsufferance†,
forbearance;
longanimity†;
fortitude;
patience of Job,
patience on a monument"
[Twelfth Night],
patience 'sovereign o'er transmuted ill'"
[Johnson];
moderation;
repression of feelings,
subjugation of feeling;
restraint
etc.
751.
tranquillization
etc.
(moderation)
174†.
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Roget 498:
intelligence,
capacity,
comprehension,
understanding;
cuteness,
sabe [U.S.],
savvy [U.S.];
intellect
etc.
450;
nous [Fr.],
parts,
sagacity,
mother wit,
wit,
esprit,
gumption,
quick parts,
grasp of intellect;
acuteness
etc.
adj.;
acumen,
subtlety,
penetration,
perspicacy†,
perspicacity;
discernment,
due sense of,
good judgment;
discrimination
etc.
465;
cunning
etc.
702;
refinement
etc.
(taste)
850.
head,
brains,
headpiece,
upper story,
long head;
eagle eye,
eagle-glance;
eye of a lynx,
eye of a hawk.
wisdom,
sapience,
sense;
good sense,
common sense,
horse sense [U.S.],
plain sense;
rationality,
reason;
reasonableness
etc.
adj.;
judgment;
solidity,
depth,
profundity,
caliber;
enlarged views;
reach of thought,
compass of thought;
enlargement of mind.
genius,
inspiration,
geist [G.],
fire of genius,
heaven-born genius,
soul;
talent
etc.
(aptitude)
698.
[Wisdom in action]
prudence
etc.
864;
vigilance
etc.
459;
tact
etc.
698;
foresight
etc.
510;
sobriety,
self-possession,
aplomb,
ballast.
a bright thought,
not a bad idea.
Solomon-like wisdom.
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