{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-3":[{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchDictionaryEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2015-05-29T06:57:56Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"self-possession","standardForm":"self-possession","syllabicForm":"self-pos·ses·sion"},"id":"55680df40000000167006800","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2015-05-29T06:57:56Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":false,"forward":"selfpossession","groups":["-","e","ee","f","i","l","n","o","oo","p","s","ss","sss","ssss","sssss"],"numLetters":14,"reverse":"noissessopfles","subwordTokens":["self-possession","elf-possession","lf-possession","f-possession","-possession","possession","ossession","ssession","session","ession","ssion","sion","ion","on","n"]},"normalizedLetter":"s","ordinal":1,"origin":{"id":"55680df4000000016700681a","source":"dcom","text":"First recorded in 1735–45","type":"origin"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"self-possessed","id":"55680df400000001670067d2","slug":"self-possessed"}}],"id":"55680df40000000167006813","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","text":"the quality of being self-possessed; control of one's feelings, behavior, etc.; composure; poise."}],"id":"55680df40000000167006810","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680df40000000167006804","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"S03/S0301900/S0301900.flac","mpeg":"S03/S0301900/S0301900.mp3","ogg":"S03/S0301900/S0301900.ogg","wav":"S03/S0301900/S0301900.wav"},"id":"55680df40000000167006805","ipa":{"text":"ˈsɛlf pəˈzɛʃ ən"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3,9,10,11,12],"html":"self-puh-zesh-uhn","italicIndices":[6,7,14,15],"text":"self-puh-zesh-uhn"}},{"id":"55680df4000000016700680c","ipa":{"text":"ˌsɛlf-"},"phonetic":{"html":"self-","text":"self-"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"self-possession","source":"dcom","type":"dcom"}],"type":"dcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"self-possession","requestId":"13u8JsL1fjs1HsIOViuv5","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2021-05-09T14:54:49Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"self-possession","standardForm":"self-possession"},"id":"6097f7b900000002f0003092","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2021-05-09T14:54:49Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":false,"forward":"selfpossession","groups":["-","e","ee","f","i","l","n","o","oo","p","s","ss","sss","ssss","sssss"],"numLetters":14,"reverse":"noissessopfles","subwordTokens":["self-possession","elf-possession","lf-possession","f-possession","-possession","possession","ossession","ssession","session","ession","ssion","sion","ion","on","n"]},"normalizedLetter":"s","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"antonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"agitation","id":"6097f66300000003d500a617","slug":"agitation"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"discomposure","id":"6097fb7f00000000ba0063bb","slug":"discomposure"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"upset","id":"6097f87c00000002b700f30b","slug":"upset"},"similarity":-50}],"id":"6097f7b900000002f0003097","ordinal":1,"shortText":"calmness","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"aplomb","id":"6097f6720000000306008474","slug":"aplomb"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"composure","id":"6097fb09000000013800373e","slug":"composure"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"countenance","id":"6097fb580000000051005a70","slug":"countenance"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"equanimity","id":"6097fba70000000280006a1e","slug":"equanimity"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"poise","id":"6097f7580000000363000d03","slug":"poise"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"self-confidence","id":"6097f7b900000002f00020df","slug":"self-confidence"},"similarity":50}]}],"id":"6097f7b9bb1f88f7c11deb7f","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680df40000000167006804","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"S03/S0301900/S0301900.flac","mpeg":"S03/S0301900/S0301900.mp3","ogg":"S03/S0301900/S0301900.ogg","wav":"S03/S0301900/S0301900.wav"},"id":"55680df40000000167006805","ipa":{"text":"ˈsɛlf pəˈzɛʃ ən"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3,9,10,11,12],"html":"self-puh-zesh-uhn","italicIndices":[6,7,14,15],"text":"self-puh-zesh-uhn"}},{"id":"55680df4000000016700680c","ipa":{"text":"ˌsɛlf-"},"phonetic":{"html":"self-","text":"self-"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"self-possession","source":"random-house","type":"tcom"}],"type":"tcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"self-possession","requestId":"sJchkQQXKaIlRou2_bX1k","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchDictionaryRelatedEntries/fulfilled","payload":[],"meta":{"arg":"self-possession","requestId":"196eDWdq50VmikK5danMM","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchComparisonList/fulfilled","payload":[],"meta":{"arg":"self-possession","requestId":"9WkYDEDc0liNKSUcohzzX","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"self possession"},"requestId":"MFXPRwBAd55e9g3gTDiFn","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchDictionaryNearbyWords/fulfilled","payload":{"after":{"headword":"self-praise","slug":"self-praise"},"before":{"headword":"self-possessed","slug":"self-possessed"},"slug":"self-possession"},"meta":{"arg":"self-possession","requestId":"XG6AtoDPJ3_nfmA_W-BIl","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"self-possession","slug":"self-possession"},{"displayForm":"self-possessed","slug":"self-possessed"},{"displayForm":"self-possessed","slug":"self-possessed"},{"displayForm":"adverse possession","slug":"adverse-possession"},{"displayForm":"adverse possession","slug":"adverse-possession"},{"displayForm":"possession","slug":"possession"},{"displayForm":"possession","slug":"possession"},{"displayForm":"prepossession","slug":"prepossession"},{"displayForm":"self-assertion","slug":"self-assertion"},{"displayForm":"self-assertion","slug":"self-assertion"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"self-possession","slug":"self-possession"},{"displayForm":"keep possession","slug":"keep-possession"},{"displayForm":"gain possession","slug":"gain-possession"},{"displayForm":"repossession","slug":"repossession"},{"displayForm":"self-possessed","slug":"self-possessed"},{"displayForm":"take possession","slug":"take-possession"},{"displayForm":"dispossession","slug":"dispossession"},{"displayForm":"household possessions","slug":"household-possessions"},{"displayForm":"possession","slug":"possession"},{"displayForm":"prepossession","slug":"prepossession"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"self possession"},"requestId":"aKW93NSX3pS46wjthgEnv","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

self-possession

noun

Word History and Origins