equanimity

C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition
US /ˌɛkwəˈnɪmɪti/
noun Freq #69469

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    steadiness of mind under stress

    We tried to accept our problems with equanimity.

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Synonyms
1 noun · steadiness of mind under... calm
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Related forms equanimous

Etymology

From French équanimité, from Latin aequanimitās (“calmness, equanimity”), from aequus (“even; calm; fair”) + animus (“mind, soul”) + -itās. By surface analysis, equ- + anim(us) + -ity.

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