collected
adjective
having control of one's faculties; self-possessed.
collectedness
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a word derived from
collected.
Example Sentences
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I’ve gotten it into my head that if I resist the urge to look through it, it will somehow project a veneer of calm or cool collectedness, the path I’m carving in the carpet notwithstanding.
From US News ● Feb. 11, 2015
I give in to my gee-whiz moment and ask if he minds a picture with me and the fam – so much for my veneer of cool collectedness.
From US News ● Feb. 11, 2015
Having stood for some moments at the door, Gerard Douw at length found breath and collectedness to bid him welcome, and with a mute inclination of the head, the stranger stepped forward into the room.
From J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 1 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Then he remembered her collectedness, which had been rather marked, but he had learned that emotion is more frequently concealed than forcibly expressed.
From Ranching for Sylvia by Harold Bindloss
Here, however, he had another astonishment, for the pistol he kept under his clothing had gone, and he stood still a moment reflecting with the collectedness which usually characterized him in an emergency.
From The Dust of Conflict by Harold Bindloss
