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equanimity
[ ee-kwuh-nim-i-tee, ek-wuh- ]
noun
- mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium.
Synonyms: aplomb, self-possession, serenity
Antonyms: agitation, discomposure, disquiet, panic
equanimity
/ ˌɛkwə-; ɪˈkwænɪməs; ˌiːkwəˈnɪmɪtɪ /
noun
- calmness of mind or temper; composure
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Derived Forms
- equanimous, adjective
- eˈquanimously, adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of equanimity1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of equanimity1
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Example Sentences
Hammerstein continued his subtle quest for racial equanimity in Oklahoma!
Meditation, he said, is a “simple exercise [that] lets you clear your head and bring equanimity to everything.”
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.
They accept with equanimity the true horror of aging alone, sundered from family and community.
Garland added with an equanimity that comes with age that there are good and bad in every profession.
No well-wisher of India, no patriot dare look upon the impending destruction of the hand-loom weaver with equanimity.
Mr Durant was rich enough to take the loss of his vessel with great equanimity—all the more so that it had been fully insured.
Such were the speeches which fell to Ruth's share on this day of all days, when she was least fitted to bear them with equanimity.
Richard knew where the help for it lay, and for once—for just a moment—he contemplated danger and even death with equanimity.
I lie quiet in bed to-day, and think of the universe with a good deal of equanimity.
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