self-possession

Questions about self-possession

What does self-possession mean?

self-possession means "the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior".

How many syllables are in self-possession?

self-possession has 5 syllables and divides as self--pos-ses-si-on under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for self-possession?

Close synonyms include self-control, possession, willpower, will power, self-command. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is self-possession a common word?

self-possession is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.