Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

composture

/kəmˈpɑst͡ʃɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: com-pos-ture
IPA: /kəmˈpɑst͡ʃɚ/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Compost, composted manure.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Composition, makeup, formation.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

A kind of plaster.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears; the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture stolen From general excrement, each thing's a thief."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French composture (“compost”), from late Old French composture, possibly from Latin compositūra, compostūra (“composition”); equivalent to compost + -ure. Compare Portuguese compostura, Spanish compostura.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: composture, compositūra
Suffix: compost

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kəmˈpɑst͡ʃɚ/
British English: /kəmˈpɒst͡ʃə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

compostures (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce composture?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəmˈpɑst͡ʃɚ/.
What does composture mean?: Compost, composted manure.
Where does composture come from?: It is traced to Old French.

How to pronounce composture

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