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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble" [syn: collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1795 having or showing self-possession ; composed in mind or manner ; calm • self-possessedly adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. habitually exercising self-control; composed. Derivatives: self-possession n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Self-possessed Self"-pos*sessed", a. Composed or tranquill in mind, manner, etc.; undisturbed.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Someone who is self-possessed is calm and confident and in control of their emotions. She is clearly the most articulate and self-possessed member of her family. = self-assured ADJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Calm, placid, composed, unruffled, unexcited, cool, undisturbed, sedate.

Moby Thesaurus

aloof, assured, balanced, calm, collected, composed, confident, controlled, cool, detached, dignified, easy, easygoing, equanimous, equilibrious, even-tempered, firm-minded, forward, imperturbable, importunate, independent, levelheaded, peaceful, placid, poised, pushy, recollected, refined, reserved, self-asserting, self-assertive, self-assured, self-confident, self-contained, self-controlled, self-expressive, self-restrained, serene, strong-minded, strong-willed, together, tranquil, undisturbed, unflappable, unperturbed, unruffled, well-balanced