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cocksure collapse: marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets"

convinced collapse: having a strong belief or conviction; "a convinced and fanatical pacifist"

self-assured collapse: showing poise and confidence in your own worth; "hardly more than a boy but firm-knit and self-confident"

comb collapse: the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb"; the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds; ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore; a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair; any of several tools for straightening fibers; a fleshy and deeply serrated outgrowth atop the heads of certain birds especially domestic fowl; smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool"; search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child"; straighten with a comb; "comb your hair"

symmetrical collapse: having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts

serene collapse: completely clear and fine; "serene skies and a bright blue sea"

well-balanced collapse: in an optimal state of balance or equilibrium; "a well-balanced wheel"

placid collapse: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water"

undulate collapse: having a wavy margin and rippled surface; increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves; "The singer's voice undulated"

billow collapse: a large sea wave; rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward"; rise up as if in waves; "smoke billowed up into the sky"; move with great difficulty; "The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed"

unhesitating collapse: characterized by quickness and firmness; "his reply was unhesitating"

scend collapse: rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; "the boats surged"

collected collapse: 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"; brought together in one place; "the collected works of Milton"; "the gathered folds of the skirt"

assured collapse: marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence; "she paints with an assured hand"; characterized by certainty or security; "a tiny but assured income"; "we can never have completely assured lives"

confident collapse: not liable to error in judgment or action; "most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression"- Walter Lippman; "demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent"- Michiko Kakutani; having or marked by confidence or assurance; "a confident speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more confident these days"; "confident of fulfillment"

composed collapse: serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress; "the performer seemed completely composed as she stepped onto the stage"; "I felt calm and more composed than I had in a long time"; made up of individual elements; "if perception is seen as composed of isolated sense data..."

overweening collapse: presumptuously arrogant; "had a witty but overweening manner"; "no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet; "getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times

arrogant collapse: having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock"

balanced collapse: total debits and credits are equal; "the books looked balanced"; being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; "the carefully balanced seesaw"; "a properly balanced symphony orchestra"; "a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history"; "a balanced blend of whiskeys"; "the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers"

determined collapse: having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation; characterized by great determination; "a struggle against a determined enemy"; determined or decided upon as by an authority; "date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching"; devoting full strength and concentrated attention to; "made continued and determined efforts to find and destroy enemy headquarters"

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