equanimity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌiːkwəˈnɪmɪti/
- /ˌɛkwəˈnɪmɪti/
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Etymology
From French équanimité, from Latin aequanimitās (“calmness, equanimity”), from aequus (“even; calm; fair”) + animus (“mind, soul”) + -itās. By surface analysis, equ- + anim(us) + -ity.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress.
Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment.
1954, Albert Einstein, Ideas and Opinions:No doubt you are right, my best of friends, there would be far less suffering amongst mankind, if men—and God knows why they are so fashioned—did not employ their imaginations so assiduously in recalling the memory of past sorrow, instead of bearing their present lot with equanimity.
1779, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther:We find Hudson himself, a vision of unwavering equanimity, admitting that as a child he didn’t dare mention his acting dreams for fear they would be dismissed as “sissy stuff”.
2023 October 6, Ryan Gilbey, “The double life of Rock Hudson: ‘Let’s be frank, he was a horndog!’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:In the very heart of the herd the din was terrific. It was almost dizzying in its effect. I paused and smiled reassuringly at Maud, for I had recovered my equanimity sooner than she.
1904, Jack London, chapter 30, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| æquanimity | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| equanimities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
Synonyms
even-mindedness · composure · calmness
Translations (51)
th อุเบกขา (state of being calm) · de Gleichmut (state of being calm) · ro liniște (state of being calm) · cs sebeovládání (state of being calm) · de Gelassenheit (state of being calm) · sv sinnesro (state of being calm) · la aequitās (state of being calm) · fi mielentyyneys (state of being calm) · bg хладнокръвие (state of being calm) · nl gelijkmoedigheid (state of being calm) · nl gelatenheid (state of being calm) · sa समत्व (state of being calm) · el γαλήνη (state of being calm) · ar تساوي (state of being calm) · pt equanimidade (state of being calm) · ru невозмути́мость (state of being calm) · yue 鎮靜 /镇静 (state of being calm) · ar صَبْر (state of being calm) · ko 평정 (state of being calm) · sh staloženost (state of being calm) · sv jämnmod (state of being calm) · txb maimatsäññe (state of being calm) · yue 沉着 (state of being calm) · sh hladnokrvnost (state of being calm) · eo egalanimeco (state of being calm) · be халоднакро́ўе (state of being calm) · mk рамнодушност (state of being calm) · nl berusting (state of being calm) · uk холоднокро́вність (state of being calm) · ru самооблада́ние (state of being calm) · be незбянтэ́жнасць (state of being calm) · bg самообладание (state of being calm) · ga sochmaíocht (state of being calm) · ka სიმშვიდე (state of being calm) · uk незвору́шність (state of being calm) · ja 正念 (state of being calm) · sv själsro (state of being calm) · ja 安心 (state of being calm) · ru хладнокро́вие (state of being calm) · it equanimità (state of being calm) · got 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌴𐌹 (state of being calm) · fi tyyneys (state of being calm) · ca equanimitat (state of being calm) · fr équanimité (state of being calm) · af egaligheid (state of being calm) · be самаўлада́нне (state of being calm) · uk самовлада́ння (state of being calm) · yue 平和 (state of being calm) · la aequanimitās (state of being calm) · nl kalmte (state of being calm) · es ecuanimidad (state of being calm)