Equanimity
[,ekwə'nɪmɪtɪ;iː-] or [,ɛkwə'nɪməti]
Definition
(n.) Evenness of mind; that calm temper or firmness of mind which is not easily elated or depressed; patience; calmness; composure; as, to bear misfortunes with equanimity.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Evenness of mind or temper, steadiness of disposition.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Calmness, composure, tranquillity, collectedness, even-mindedness
ANT:Restlessness, disquiet, perturbation, impatience
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Definition
n. equality or evenness of mind or temper.—adj. Equan′imous.—adv. Equan′imously.
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Examples
- And therefore he will be least likely to lament, and will bear with the greatest equanimity any misfortune of this sort which may befall him. Plato. The Republic.
- He would listen to the most pathetic appeals with the most discouraging politeness and equanimity. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- An exhausted composure, a worn-out placidity, an equanimity of fatigue not to be ruffled by interest or satisfaction, are the trophies of her victory. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Miss Bart listened with admirable equanimity. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Thank you, Mademoiselle Hortense, says Mr. Tulkinghorn with his usual equanimity. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Holmes had recovered his equanimity, though I still seemed to detect gleams of amusement in his expression. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- When Whitney sent him the news from New Haven, Miller replied, I think we ought to meet such events with equanimity. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Having now quite recovered his equanimity, Mr Dorrit, in his snug corner, fell to castle-building as he rode along. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Endurance and despair, equanimity and gloom, the tints of health and the pallor of death, mingled weirdly in his face. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- How slight a thing will disturb the equanimity of our frail minds! Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Mr. Pickwick's equanimity was at once restored. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The sight of the tumblers restored Bob Sawyer to a degree of equanimity which he had not possessed since his interview with his landlady. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- This attack was a more serious matter than the last, and it was some time before Wildeve recovered his equanimity. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- If my record were closed to-night I could still survey it with equanimity. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Sir Percival had recovered his equanimity, and had come back while we were listening to the Count. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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