Associations to the word «Collected»

Wiktionary

COLLECTED, adjective. Cool-headed, emotionally stable, in focus.
COLLECTED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of collect

Dictionary definition

COLLECTED, adjective. Brought together in one place; "the collected works of Milton"; "the gathered folds of the skirt".
COLLECTED, adjective. In full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley