Equanimity

Definitions

The state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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”.”

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