equanimity
The state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stressThe state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress.
» Buddhists believe in loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress.
Gelassenheit, Gleichmut
хладнокро́виеxladnokróvije, самооблада́ниеsamoobladánije, невозмути́мостьnevozmutímostʹ
холоднокро́вністьxolodnokróvnistʹ, самовлада́нняsamovladánnja, незвору́шністьnezvorúšnistʹ
steadiness of mind under stress
Examples
4 sentencesBuddhists believe in loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity.
Buddhists believe in equanimity, a quality Christians do not focus on.
Buddhists believe in equanimity, a quality on which Christians do not focus.
The Jewish concept of "menuchat hanefesh," calmness of the soul, encompasses both mindfulness and equanimity.
Translations
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Origin
From French équanimité, from Latin aequanimitās (“calmness, equanimity”), from aequus (“evFrom French équanimité, from Latin aequanimitās (“calmness, equanimity”), from aequus (“even; calm; fair”) + animus (“mind, soul”) + -itās. By surface analysis, equ- + anim(us) + -ity.
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Forms
plural: equanimities| Singular | equanimity |
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Synonyms
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2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable