equanimity

[ ee-kwuh-nim-i-tee, ek-wuh- ]

/ ˌi kwəˈnɪm ɪ ti, ˌɛk wə- /

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noun

mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium.

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Origin of equanimity

1600–10; < Latin aequanimitās, equivalent to aequ(us) even, plain, equal + anim(us) mind, spirit, feelings + -itās -ity

SYNONYMS FOR equanimity

serenity, self-possession, aplomb.

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ANTONYMS FOR equanimity

panic, disquiet, discomposure, agitation.

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Examples from the Web for equanimity

The war has seen 100,000 deaths; it is not to the credit of journalists that we can write such words and keep our equanimity.
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They accept with equanimity the true horror of aging alone, sundered from family and community.
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Garland added with an equanimity that comes with age that there are good and bad in every profession.
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When his mistress read of the impending marriage in a newspaper, she accepted her fate with equanimity.
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He parried every question and implication that Wallace threw at him with equanimity, humility, politeness, and even humor.
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He regarded him as a follower of the evil one, and could not hear his name mentioned with equanimity.
Masters in Art, Part 79, Volume 7, July, 1906: Ingres|Anonymous
But Mayo looked forward to his meeting with Polly Candage without feeling that equanimity which the father had inspired.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day
Horace Greeley could wear a linen duster with grace and equanimity.
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Frank Kennedy was not a man to stand this unexpected miscarriage of his eloquence with equanimity.
The Young Fur Traders|R.M. Ballantyne
His adherents began to tremble; and he himself had occasion for all his art and equanimity.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.|Tobias Smollett

British Dictionary definitions for equanimity

equanimity

/ (ˌiːkwəˈnɪmɪtɪ, ˌɛkwə-) /

noun

calmness of mind or temper; composure

Derived Formsequanimous (ɪˈkwænɪməs), adjectiveequanimously, adverb

Word Origin for equanimity

C17: from Latin aequanimitās, from aequus even, equal + animus mind, spirit

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