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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior;
[syn: self-control, self-possession, possession, willpower, will power, self-command, self-will]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Self-possession \Self`-pos*ses"sion\, n. The possession of one's powers; calmness; self-command; presence of mind; composure. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

self-possession n 1: the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior [syn: self-control, self-possession, possession, willpower, will power, self-command, self-will]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

35 Moby Thesaurus words for "self-possession": aplomb, assurance, ataraxy, balance, calmness, composure, confidence, constraint, control, coolness, discipline, equability, equanimity, equilibrium, imperturbability, independence, level head, levelheadedness, phlegm, poise, possession, presence of mind, restraint, sangfroid, self-assurance, self-command, self-confidence, self-conquest, self-control, self-denial, self-discipline, self-government, self-mastery, self-restraint, well-regulated mind