nil admirari

American  

[neel ahd-mee-rah-ree, nil ad-mi-rair-ahy, -rair-ee] / ˈnil ˌɑd miˈrɑ ri, ˈnɪl ˌæd mɪˈrɛər aɪ, -ˈrɛər i /

Latin.

1. to wonder at nothing.

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Example Sentences

His advice is to subdue all violent emotion of fear or desire; to estimate all things calmly—“nil admirari”; to choose the mean between a high and low estate; and to find one’s happiness in plain living rather than in luxurious indulgence.

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In the eye of the higher intelligence, on the other hand, the nil admirari is spread out like the monotony of the cloudless sky.

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He is not afraid to start and stare; his state of mind is exactly opposed to the high dignity of the nil admirari.

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That which struck me most forcibly during my first half-year, and my acquaintance with Snipson and Brag, was this “nil admirari” style.

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There appeared the tall military form of old Syme, alias Timothy Tickler, with his pithy monosyllables, and determined nil admirari bearing.

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