ataraxy
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French ataraxie, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀταραξία (ataraxía, “impassiveness”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + ταράσσω (tarássō, “I disturb”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
ataraxy (uncountable)
- Freedom from mental disturbance; imperturbability, dogged indifference.
- Template:RQ:Florio Montaigne Essayes
- 1973, Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise:
- There was no longer any need for fortitude: he felt nothing at present and there was no point in artificial ataraxy.
- 1993, Will Self, My Idea Of Fun:
- I was nonplussed, I stared at my teacher, never before had his swollen face seemed so replete with indifference, stone ataraxy.