self-possession

self-possession

English

Etymology

self- +‎ possession

Noun

self-possession (uncountable)

1. confidence in one's own powers
2. calmness and composure, especially when under stress

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:calmness

Translations

confidence in one's own powers

Finnish: itseluottamus (fi)

calmness and composure

Chinese: Mandarin: 涵養 (zh), 涵养 (zh) (hányǎng) Finnish: itsehillintä (fi)

Polish: spokój (pl) m, opanowanie (pl) n Russian: самооблада́ние (ru) n (samoobladánije), сде́ржанность (ru) f (sdéržannostʹ), вы́держка (ru) f (výderžka) Spanish: entereza (es)