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equanimity

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e⋅qua⋅nim⋅i⋅ty

  [ee-kwuh-nim-i-tee, ek-wuh-]
–noun
mental or emotional stability or composure, esp. under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium.
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Origin:
1600–10; < L aequanimitās, equiv. to aequ(us) even, plain, equal + anim(us) mind, spirit, feelings + -itās -ity

Synonyms:
serenity, self-possession, aplomb.

Antonyms:
panic, disquiet, discomposure, agitation.
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e·qua·nim·i·ty   (ē'kwə-nĭm'ĭ-tē, ěk'wə-)   
n.  The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure.

[Latin aequanimitās, from aequanimus, even-tempered, impartial : aequus, even + animus, mind; see anə- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

equanimity 
1607, from Fr. equanimite, from L. æquanimitatem (nom. æquanimitas), from æquus "even" + animus "mind, spirit."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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