self-controlled

  • 11self-controlled — showing restraint, able to control one s actions …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 12self-controlled — UK / US adjective not showing any strong emotions such as anger or sadness …

    English dictionary

  • 13Self control — is perceived in a few ways. One of which is philosophical and might be described as the exertion of one s own will on one s personal self their behaviors, actions, thought processes. Much of this comes from the perception of self and the ability… …

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  • 14Self — Self, n.; pl. {Selves}. 1. The individual as the object of his own reflective consciousness; the man viewed by his own cognition as the subject of all his mental phenomena, the agent in his own activities, the subject of his own feelings, and the …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 15self-contained — self containedly /self keuhn tay nid lee, self /, adv. self containedness, n. /self keuhn taynd , self /, adj. 1. containing in oneself or itself all that is necessary; independent. 2. reserved or uncommunicative. 3. self controlled or self… …

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  • 16self-control — self controlled, adj. self controlling, adj. /self keuhn trohl , self /, n. control or restraint of oneself or one s actions, feelings, etc. [1705 15] Syn. self discipline, self restraint, willpower, levelheadedness. * * * …

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  • 17controlled — I (automatic) adjective contrived, devised, machine like, mechanical, mechanistic II (restrained) adjective aloof, calm, conditioned, constrained, cool, detached, disciplined, disengaged, distant, guarded, impassive, imperturbable, in check,… …

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  • 18self-control — self′ control′ n. restraint of oneself or one s actions, feelings, etc • Etymology: 1705–15 self′ controlled′, adj. self′ control′ling, adj …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19self-control — self con trol n [U] the ability to behave calmly and sensibly even when you feel very excited, angry etc >self controlled adj …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20self-control — ► NOUN ▪ the ability to control one s emotions or behaviour in difficult situations. DERIVATIVES self controlled adjective …

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