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Meanings of equanimity in English

Portuguese
calma
Catalan
tranquil·litat
Spanish
calma

Steadiness of mind under stress.

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      Usage of equanimity in English
      1
      And so everything will continue with absolute equanimity throughout the AAAS meeting.
      Wired
      2
      His equanimity was not, however, entirely due to a naturally tranquil disposition.
      Conspiracy and the Spanish Civil War. The brainwashing of Franci...
      3
      With difficulty we came to understand the source of this strange equanimity.
      Star Maker
      4
      He does not accept this decision with equanimity, as did Seaman MacLeod.
      The warrior elite: the forging of seal class 228
      5
      But satire disturbed not the calm equanimity of the pensioner and placeman.
      The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 / A Mag...
      6
      Then in the kitchen, and could not recover her equanimity at all.
      Stepping Heavenward
      7
      Phoebe accepted my metamorphosis with greater equanimity, as she did most things.
      The Book of Life
      8
      Not a little disturbed in his equanimity, the Judge pursues his charge.
      Justice in the By-Ways, a Tale of Life
      9
      The sight reassured her, and she viewed the rider again with equanimity.
      The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories
      10
      Jan received the lecture with the utmost equanimity, with imperturbable good nature.
      Verner's Pride
      11
      But, once over the ravine, there is nothing to disturb the equanimity.
      The Clicking of Cuthbert
      12
      But he was prepared to endure the charge of desultoriness with equanimity.
      Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1
      13
      His equanimity almost matched Rudolf's own; I could not rival it myself.
      Rupert of Hentzau: From The Memoirs of Fritz Von Tarlenheim / Se...
      14
      Meanwhile Margery had recovered her equanimity, and gathered up the broken cheese.
      The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid
      15
      Train yourself to stand sudden and loud noises with equanimity and composure.
      The Doctrine and Practice of Yoga / Including the Practices and ...
      16
      This was embarrassing, but I learned to support the trial with equanimity.
      Essays of Travel
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      Equanimity through the time
      Equanimity across language varieties
      United Kingdom
      Common
      United States of America
      Less common