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Meaning of "composture" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COMPOSTURE

composture  [kəmˈpɒstʃə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPOSTURE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Composture is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMPOSTURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of composture in the English dictionary

The definition of composture in the dictionary is compost or manure.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMPOSTURE


admixture
ədˈmɪkstʃə
affixture
əˈfɪkstʃə
commixture
kəˈmɪkstʃə
contexture
kənˈtɛkstʃə
divesture
daɪˈvɛstʃə
exposture
ɛksˈpɒstʃə
fixture
ˈfɪkstʃə
gesture
ˈdʒɛstʃə
imposture
ɪmˈpɒstʃə
intermixture
ˌɪntəˈmɪkstʃə
intertexture
ˌɪntəˈtɛkstʃə
mixture
ˈmɪkstʃə
moisture
ˈmɔɪstʃə
pasture
ˈpɑːstʃə
posture
ˈpɒstʃə
prefixture
priːˈfɪkstʃə
purpresture
pɜːˈprestʃə
retexture
ˌriːˈtekstʃə
texture
ˈtɛkstʃə
vesture
ˈvɛstʃə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMPOSTURE

compositely
compositeness
composition
composition of forces
composition rubber
compositional
compositionally
compositive
compositor
compositous
compossibility
compossible
compost
compost bin
compost heap
compostable
Compostela
composter
composting
composure

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMPOSTURE

adventure
agriculture
architecture
capture
couture
culture
feature
for the foreseeable future
furniture
future
in the foreseeable future
in the picture
literature
mature
moose pasture
nature
picture
signature
structure
temperature

Synonyms and antonyms of composture in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «composture» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMPOSTURE

Find out the translation of composture to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of composture from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «composture» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

composture
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

compostura
570 millions of speakers

English

composture
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

composture
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

composture
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

composture
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

composture
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

composture
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

composture
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kompos
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

composture
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

composture
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

composture
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Composture
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

composture
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

composture
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खाल्ले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

composture
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

composture
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

composture
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

composture
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

composture
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

composture
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

composture
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

composture
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

composture
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of composture

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPOSTURE»

The term «composture» is used very little and occupies the 184.975 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPOSTURE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «composture» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «composture» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about composture

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPOSTURE»

Discover the use of composture in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to composture and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Plays of William Shakspeare
That. feeds. and. breeds. by. a. composture*. stolen. From. general. excrement: each. thing's. a. thief;. Shakspeare knew that the moon was the cause of the tides, [See Tke TtmptJI, Vol. IV. p. i5$,] and in that respect the liquid surge, that is, the ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson (écrivain), 1801
2
The Rodale Book of Composting: Easy Methods for Every Gardener
The unfortunate Sir Walter Raleigh, awaiting execution, wrote of the soil, "He shall have the dung of the cattle, to muckle or composture his land." (Our word compost comes from Old French, but in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries ...
Deborah L. Martin, Grace Gershuny, 1992
3
The Dramatic Works of Shakspeare Revised by George Steevens...
... from the sun: The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears: the earth's a thief,. That. feeds. and. breeds. by. a. composture. stolen. From general excrement: each thing's a thief; The laws, your. 8O TIMON OF ATHENS.
William Shakespeare, Steevens, 1802
4
The Works of William Shakespeare
... whose liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears : the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture stol'n From general excrement : each thing's a thief : The laws, your curb and whip, in their rough power Have uncheck'd theft.
William Shakespeare, Alexander Dyce, 1891
5
The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare: Cymbeline. Timon ...
That. feeds. and. breeds. by. a. composture. a. stole. From. general. excrement. : each. thing's. a. thief,. Shakspeare knew that the moon was the cause of the tides, [See the last Scene of The Tempest,] and in that respect the liquid surge, that is, ...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Richard Farmer, 1821
6
The plays and poems of William Shakspeare
That. feeds. and. breeds. by. a. composture. 2. stole. From. general. excrement. : each. thing's. a. thief,. Shakspeare knew that the moon was the cause of the tides, [See the last Scene of The Tempest,] and in that respect the liquid surge, that is, ...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Alexander Pope, 1821
7
The Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and ...
... what has been already stated, probably induced our author here and in other places to allude to the viatry quality of that planet. In Jtomeo and Juliet, he speaks of her " viatry beams." Malone. *by a composture — ] i. e. composition, compost.
William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, George Steevens, 1809
8
Count de Denia, or, The Spaniard's ransom, a play [in verse].
Nay, you're as a costly rose-tree — buried, Conceal'd, and choked with thorns, and rank composture. Nay, as a bud about to bloom, and yield A flower whose teeming fragrance should enhance Your country's happiness ; But, being pluck'd by ...
Horatio Huntley Hoskins, 1841
9
Letters and papers, foreign and domestic, of the reign of ...
Warner, surveyor of the flocks, showing sales of skins and sheep, deficiencies, sale of lambs and wool, proceeds of agistment and composture. sale of furze, farm of courses of faldage, compensation paid for damage, wages and liveries of  ...
Great Britain. Public Record Office, John Sherren Brewer, Robert Henry Brodie, 1907
10
The Works of William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens. Julius ...
The moon into salt tears : the earth 's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture stol'n From general excrement : each thing 's a thief : 440 The laws, your curb and whip, in their rough power Have uncheck'd theft. Love not yourselves ...
William Shakespeare, William Aldis Wright, 1892

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPOSTURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term composture is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Barcelona confirm the signing of Chile and Real Sociedad …
During his long stint at San Sebastien, he has made over 200 appearances proving himself as a natural leader with a good composture and ... «Sportskeeda, Jun 14»
2
Oscar Pistorius murder charge: as it happened
Oscar Pistorius did his best when he first walked in this morning to maintain the composture he so visibly lacked during his first hearing last ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 13»

REFERENCE
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