Collectedness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state of being collected or brought into close union or concentration.
  • noun. A collected or calm state of the mind; composure.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A collected state of the mind; self-possession.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The state or quality of being collected.
  • Word Usage
    "They used to file in when the bell rang with a sort of silent solemnity, a contemplative collectedness, which is best described by the word _recueillement_, and ate all the courses, however many there were, in a hot room full of flies and sunlight."
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