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self-possession

self-possession noun: a confidence in one's own powers.

Noun

self-possession (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) A confidence in one's own powers.
  2. (idiomatic) Calmness and composure, especially when under stress.
    • She had a very fresh complexion and a pretty, round little face saved from any dolliness by the steadiness of her blue eyes, the firmness of her mouth, and the expression of quiet self-possession.2022, J. Storer Clouston, The Adventures of M. D'Haricot

self-possession meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada

self-possession in Tamil

தன்னடக்கம், தன்னறிவு

self-possession in Malayalam

self-assurance, composure, assurance
വിപദിധെെര്യം, മനസ്സന്നിധാനം, ആത്മസംയമനം, അക്ഷോഭം, അക്ഷോഭ്യത, പരിപാകം

self-possession in Kannada

ನಿಗ್ರಹ, ಸಂಯಮ, ಇಂದ್ರಿಯ ನಿಗ್ರಹ

Origin of self-possession

From self- + possession.

Questions about self-possession

What does self-possession mean?
Self-possession means a confidence in one's own powers.
What is self-possession in Tamil?
Self-possession in Tamil is தன்னடக்கம், தன்னறிவு. See Self-possession meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is self-possession?
Self-possession is a noun.

Words near self-possession in the dictionary

  1. self-portrait
  2. self-portraitist
  3. self-portraits
  4. self-possessed
  5. self-possessedly
  6. self-possession
  7. self-powered
  8. self-praise
  9. self-praise is no recommendation
  10. self-praises
  11. self-prejudice

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: self-possession (page history and authors); self-possession (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); self-possession (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); self-possession (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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