compostura

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin compositūra.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.posˈtu.ɾɐ/

• (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)

1. (uncountable) composure; calmness

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:compostura

   Antonyms: descompostura, descontrole

2. composition (general makeup of something)

   Synonyms: composição, formação

Related terms

• composição
• composto
• compor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /komposˈtuɾa/ [kõm.posˈt̪u.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: com‧pos‧tu‧ra

Noun

compostura f (plural composturas)

1. composure

   Synonym: entereza

Further reading

• “compostura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28