equanimity
If you take the news of your parakeet's death with equanimity, it means you take it calmly without breaking down. Equanimity refers to emotional calmness and balance in times of stress.
If equanimity reminds you of equal, that's because the words have a lot in common. The noun equanimity was borrowed from Latin aequanimitās, from aequanimus, "even-tempered, fair," formed from aequus, "even, level, equal," plus animus, "mind." The archaic phrase to bear with equal mind means "to bear with a calm mind," and is a translation from the Latin. The phrase a level mind also refers to calmness. A near synonym is composure.
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steadiness of mind under stress
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Antonyms:
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discomposure
a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure
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types:
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aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid
great coolness and composure under strain
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placidity, quiet, repose, serenity, tranquility, tranquillity
a disposition free from stress or emotion
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ataraxia
peace of mind
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type of:
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disposition, temperament
your usual mood
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discomposure
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Vocabulary lists containing equanimity
When all the young people of their tiny Polish village emigrate to America, Ashmedai the demon eventually convinces Uriel the angel to follow them to the rumored Golden Land.
During a Hanukkah vacation on the island of Nantucket, sixteen-year-old Shira Barbanel makes a deal with Tyler Nelson to give her flirting lessons in exchange for an introduction to her media executive great-uncle.
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