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Definition of Collectedness
1. n. A collected state of the mind; self-possession.
Definition of Collectedness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being collected. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Collectedness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Collectedness
Literary usage of Collectedness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of Celebrated Women by George Payne Rainsford James (1839)
"of exalted patriotism and tender affection, while at the same time they attest
his perfect collectedness and unruffled composure at such an awful period. ..."
2. Self-formation; Or, The History of an Individual Mind: Intended as a Guide by Capel Lofft (1846)
"Its seeming laziness is nothing more than the collectedness of repose. It is fed
from sources that you know not and cannot see, — here a spring, ..."
3. The Kindergarten for Teachers and Parents (1898)
"What childish faults attack collectedness? , 1026. What faults of grown people
make it impossible? 1027. Can there be any spiritual life without collected- ..."
4. The Mottoes and Commentaries of Friedrich Froebel's Mother Play by Friedrich Fröbel, Henrietta Robins Mack Eliot, Susan Elizabeth Blow (1895)
"I answer, " It is collectedness, the gathering together of the forces of life.
... It is the outward and visible sign of an inward collectedness, and, ..."
5. Crabb's English Synonyms by George. Crabb (1917)
"collectedness of mind has contributed in no small degree to the preservation of
some persons' lives in moments of the most imminent peril. ..."
6. Suggestion and Autosuggestion: A Psychological and Pedagogical Study Based by Charles Baudouin (1922)
"To facilitate this collectedness, at the outset at least, ... For exercises in
collectedness these conditions are more or less optional; ..."
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