compostura
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin compositūra.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.posˈtu.ɾɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.poʃˈtu.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.posˈtu.ɾa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.puʃˈtu.ɾɐ/
Noun
compostura f (plural composturas)
- (uncountable) composure; calmness
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:compostura
- Antonyms: descompostura, descontrole
- composition (general makeup of something)
- Synonyms: composição, formação
Related terms
Further reading
- “compostura”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “compostura”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin compositūra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /komposˈtuɾa/ [kõm.posˈt̪u.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -uɾa
- Syllabification: com‧pos‧tu‧ra
Noun
compostura f (plural composturas)
Further reading
- “compostura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025