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equanimity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | calm, calmness, composure |
| Type of | disposition, temperament |
| Has types | cool, placidity, poise, quiet, repose, sang-froid, serenity, tranquility, aplomb, tranquillity, assuredness |
| Derivation | equanimous |
he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity.
Examples of equanimity
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From the outside, it looks as if the Japanese accept all things with equanimity.
From the nytimes.com
So, I thank you to take the information I have supplied and act with equanimity.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I've rarely seen someone project such equanimity in the face of all-out assault.
From the guardian.co.uk
Unlike Toussaint, Dessalines showed little equanimity with regard to the whites.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Hence the bumps along the way, and Ohno has always accepted them with equanimity.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Because the financial markets have responded to the downgrades with equanimity.
From the nzherald.co.nz
President Sarkozy and France cannot look at Italy's travails with any equanimity.
From the dailymail.co.uk
Lopakhin and numerous other characters are portrayed with a studied equanimity.
From the sacbee.com
And yes, this is a wonderful way to find equanimity, contentment and inner peace.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Composure: steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"
- (equanimous) collected: in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble"
- Equanimity is a state of mental or emotional stability or composure arising from a sense of temporal detachment from reality. Equanimity is promoted by several major religious groups.
- The state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress
- (equanimous) Calm and composed; of stable disposition
- A calm, positive emotional balance in the face of both good fortune and bad.
- A balanced mind free from strong attachment and aversion. There are three types of equanimity: equanimity of feeling, which is any neutral feeling; immeasurable equanimity, which is the wish for all beings equally to be free from attachment and hatred; and compositional equanimity, which is a ...
- Having an equally open attitude to all sentient beings, free of attachment, anger, and apathy.
- Absence of the usual discrimination of sentient beings into friend, enemy and stranger, deriving from the realization that all sentient beings are equal in wanting happiness and not wanting suffering and that since beginningless time, all beings have been all things to each other. ...
