collectedness
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col·lect·ed
(kə-lĕk′tĭd)adj.
1. Brought or placed together from various sources: the collected poems of W.H. Auden.
2. Self-possessed; composed: The paramedics remained collected during the emergency. See Synonyms at cool.
col·lect′ed·ly adv.
col·lect′ed·ness n.
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collectedness
nounA stable, calm state of the emotions:
aplomb, balance, composure, coolness, equanimity, imperturbability, imperturbableness, nonchalance, poise, sang-froid, self-possession, unflappability.
Slang: cool.
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