compostura
Portuguese, noun/kõ.posˈtu.ɾɐ/
compostura is spelled C-O-M-P-O-S-T-U-R-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 46,230th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Compostura is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “composure; calmness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “honestidade”.
What does compostura mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecomposure; calmness
- 2
femininecomposition (general makeup of something)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. honestidade 2. atavio
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of compostura
- composturas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce compostura?
- Brazil /kõ.posˈtu.ɾɐ/
- /kõ.poʃˈtu.ɾɐ/
- Portugal /kõ.puʃ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to compostura
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is compostura in Portuguese?
compostura appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).