sporadiccomposure
nounUK /spəˈrædɪk kəmˈpəʊʒə/
US /spəˈrædɪk kəmˈpoʊʒər/
A calm feeling that comes and goes at random times.
Even during the noisy fire drill, she showed sporadiccomposure and only jumped a little.
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2. A brief, unpredictable moment of being cool and collected under pressure.
His sporadiccomposure during the interview impressed the panel, even if he fumbled once.
3. The state of staying calm only now and then, not all the time.
Parenting toddlers requires sporadiccomposure—some days you're zen, other days you're hiding in the pantry.
4. A humorous term for someone who is usually flustered but has rare flashes of grace.
Her friends joked that her sporadiccomposure was the reason she only won one round of poker.