compos C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˈkɑːm.pəs/ UK /ˈkɒm.pəs/ See IPA manual Freq #69552 Meanings 1 adj of sound mind and in full control of one's mental faculties, chiefly in the phrase compos mentis Despite the shock, the witness remained compos mentis and answered clearly. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · of sound mind and in full... sanerationalof sound mind ↔ Opposites non compos mentisincapacitated Word family Related forms compos mentiscompetent Etymology From Latin compos, 'having mastery or control,' used in compos mentis, literally 'master of one's mind.' Latin compos combines com-, 'together or fully,' with potis, 'able or powerful.' Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # compos **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkɑːm.pəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒm.pəs/ **Frequency rank:** 69552 ## Meanings 1. of sound mind and in full control of one's mental faculties, chiefly in the phrase compos mentis ## Examples - Despite the shock, the witness remained compos mentis and answered clearly. ## Synonyms - sane - rational - of sound mind ## Antonyms - non compos mentis - incapacitated ## Related Forms - compos mentis - competent ## Etymology From Latin compos, 'having mastery or control,' used in compos mentis, literally 'master of one's mind.' Latin compos combines com-, 'together or fully,' with potis, 'able or powerful.' ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown