English → Latin
“composure” in Latin
compositiōarrangement, combination; union; agreement, pactmēnsmind; intellect, reason; reasoning, judgementperterreōto frighten or terrify (thoroughly)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
composure
compositio (the proper combination or arrangement of words with regard to style).
Adjustment of a difference: compositio, Vid: COMPOSITION.
Mental tranquillity: animi tranquillitas. animus tranquillus: animi aequitas: animus aequus (composure: of the mind): mentis or animi status (the composure or state in which the mind finds itself, Vid: Cic., Parad: 1, 3, extr.): to disturb anybody’s composure of mind, animum alicujus perturbare, perterrere; animum alicujus de statu or de sede sua demovere; animum alicujus perterritum loco et certo de statu demovere: mentem e sede sua et statu demovere: to lose one’s composure, de gradu (or de statu suo) dejici de statu suo discedere, demigrare; mente concidere; perturbari; by anything, aliqua re: to have lost one’s composure, sui or mentis or animi non compotem esse; minus compotem esse sui; mente vix constare: to preserve one’s composure of mind, non dejici se de gradu pati: to keep one’s composure in a matter, non perturbari in re, nec de gradu dejici, ut dicitur, sed praesenti animo uti et constanti (Cic., Off: 1, 23, 80); also aequo animo ferre aliquid: with composure, aequo animo; sedate (e.g., to endure pain, dolorem ferre).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for composure?
- The usual Latin words for “composure” are compositiō, mēns, perterreō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.