equanimity

English

Alternative forms

• æquanimity (archaic)

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˌɛkwəˈnɪmɪtiː/, /ˌiːkwə-/

Etymology

From Latin aequanimitās (“calmness, equanimity”), from aequus (“even; calm; fair”) + animus (“mind, soul”) + -itās.

Noun

equanimity (plural equanimities)

1. The state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress.
   • 1954, Albert Einstein, Ideas and Opinions

     Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment.

Synonyms

• composure
• calmness
• even-mindedness
• See also wikisaurus:calm

Related terms

• equanimous

Translations

state of being calm

• Finnish: tyyneys (fi)
• French: équanimité (fr)
• Bulgarian: хладнокръвие (bg) (hladnokrǎvie) n, самообладание (bg) (samoobladanie) n

• Dutch: gelatenheid (nl), berusting (nl), kalmte (nl)
• German: Gelassenheit (de) f
• Latin: aequanimitās (la) f
• Swedish: jämnmod (sv), själsro (sv), sinnesro (sv)