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Observing vs Composed - What's the difference?

observing | composed |

As verbs the difference between observing and composed

is that observing is present participle of lang=en while composed is past tense of compose.

As a noun observing

is observation.

As an adjective composed is

showing composure.

observing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • observation
  • * 2009 , Gilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind: 60th Anniversary Edition (page 194)
    • Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings.

    composed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • showing composure.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=June 4 , author=Phil McNulty , title=England 2 - 2 Switzerland , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Milner and Theo Walcott failed to justify their selection ahead of Aston Villa's Young as they struggled ineffectually in the first half, leaving striker Bent isolated and starved of supply as Switzerland looked the more composed and ordered team.}}

    Verb

    (head)
  • (compose)