composed
UK/kəmˈpəʊzd//kəmˈpoʊzd/
composed adjective: showing composure. Also the simple past and past participle of compose.
Adjective
composed (comparative more composed, superlative most composed)
- Showing composure.
- A kiss of reconciliation settled the matter, and Lord Penrhyn again composed himself in his most composing arm-chair.1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IX, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 116
- Milner and Theo Walcott failed to justify their selection ahead of Aston Villa's Young as they struggled ineffectually in the first half, leaving striker Bent isolated and starved of supply as Switzerland looked the more composed and ordered team.2011 June 4, Phil McNulty, “England 2 - 2 Switzerland”, in BBC
- Synonyms:
- tranquil
Also used as
composed is also the simple past and past participle of compose.
composed meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit and Thai
composed in Tamil
- இயற்றப்பட்டது
composed in Telugu
- కంపోజ్ చేయబడింది, స్వరపరచబడింది, కంపోజ్ చేశారు
composed in Sanskrit
- showing composure
- धीर dhīra
composed in Thai
- showing composure
- เยือกเย็น yʉ̂ʉak-yen
Examples of composed in a sentence
- Each of the chelicerae is composed of two articles, forming a powerful pincer.
- Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads.
- Sacha composed a miniature for strings as a final project at the conservatory.
Synonyms of composed
Forms of composed
| comparative | more composed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most composed |
Words formed from composed
Phrases with composed
Questions about composed
- What does composed mean?
- Composed means showing composure.
- What is composed in Tamil?
- Composed in Tamil is இயற்றப்பட்டது. See Composed meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is composed?
- Composed is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce composed?
- Composed is pronounced /kəmˈpoʊzd/ (US).
Words near composed in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: composed (page history and authors); composed (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); composed (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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