self-possession

English

Etymology

self- +‎ possession

Noun

self-possession (uncountable)

1. confidence in one's own powers
2. calmness and composure, especially when under stress

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:calmness

Translations

confidence in one's own powers

• Finnish: itseluottamus (fi)

calmness and composure

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 涵養 (zh), 涵养 (zh) (hányǎng)

• Finnish: itsehillintä (fi)

• Polish: spokój (pl) m, opanowanie (pl) n
• Russian: самооблада́ние (ru) n (samoobladánije), сде́ржанность (ru) f (sdéržannostʹ), вы́держка (ru) f (výderžka)
• Spanish: entereza (es)