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[ ee-kwuh-nim-i-tee, ek-wuh- ] / ˌi kwəˈnɪm ɪ ti, ˌɛk wə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR equanimity ON THESAURUS.COM
nounmental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium. Origin of equanimity1600–10; <Latin aequanimitās, equivalent to aequ(us) even, plain, equal + anim(us) mind, spirit, feelings + -itās-ity SYNONYMS FOR equanimityserenity, self-possession, aplomb. SEE SYNONYMS FOR equanimity ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR equanimitypanic, disquiet, discomposure, agitation. SEE ANTONYMS FOR equanimity ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby equanimityequal sign, equal temperament, equal time, equal to, Equanil, equanimity, equanimous, equant, equate, equation, equational Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for equanimityYour wife became disturbed by your equanimity, mistaking your composure for lack of sentiment. The first murder|Katie McLean|August 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review 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. Kerry: Sending a Message to Whom?|Bernard Avishai|August 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST They accept with equanimity the true horror of aging alone, sundered from family and community. No Country for Old People: ‘Kings Point’ Exposes the Hidden Elder Crisis|Donald A. Davidoff|February 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST Garland added with an equanimity that comes with age that there are good and bad in every profession. Alleged Nanny Killing, ‘Cannibal Cop,’ Present a New York Gone Mad|Michael Daly|October 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
When his mistress read of the impending marriage in a newspaper, she accepted her fate with equanimity. Oral History: The Sex Lives of the Kings and Queens of England|Tom Sykes|July 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST He parried every question and implication that Wallace threw at him with equanimity, humility, politeness, and even humor. Was Mike Wallace’s Toughest Interview a 12-Year-Old Kid?|Catie Lazarus|April 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST 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. The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms|John A. Cone 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/ (ˌiːkwəˈnɪmɪtɪ, ˌɛkwə-) /
nouncalmness of mind or temper; composure Derived forms of equanimityequanimous (ɪˈkwænɪməs), adjectiveequanimously, adverbWord Origin for equanimityC17: from Latin aequanimitās, from aequus even, equal + animus mind, spirit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to equanimitycomposure, coolness, aplomb, calmness, serenity, tranquillity, confidence, self-possession, peace, poise, steadiness, patience, detachment, calm, imperturbability, phlegm, placidity, assurance, cool, ataraxia |