Hypertext Webster Gateway: "equanimity"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Equanimity \E`qua*nim"i*ty\, n. [L. aequanimitas, fr.
aequanimus: cf. F. ['e]quanimit['e]. See {Equanimous}.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
equanimity
n : steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems
with composure and she with equanimity" [syn: {composure},
{calm}, {calmness}] [ant: {discomposure}]
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