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Tranquility of mind; absence of mental disturbance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek, literary, uncountable, usually
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
Examples
- Near-synonyms: ataraxy, peace of mind, unflappability, unperturbedness
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ataraxy, peace of mind, unflappability, unperturbedness
Antonyms: none provided
peace of mind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: repose, quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility
From Ancient Greek ἀταραξία (ataraxía), ἀ- (a-, negative prefix) + ταράσσω (tarássō, “trouble, disturb”). Doublet of ataraxy.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
ատարաքսիա
(atarakʻsia)
— absence of mental disturbance
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Basque:
ataraxia
— absence of mental disturbance
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Belarusian:
атараксія
(ataraksija)
— absence of mental disturbance
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Catalan:
ataràxia
— absence of mental disturbance
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Czech:
ataraxie
— absence of mental disturbance
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Finnish:
mielenrauha
— absence of mental disturbance
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Finnish:
tyyneys
— absence of mental disturbance
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Finnish:
ataraksia
— absence of mental disturbance
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French:
ataraxie
— absence of mental disturbance
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German:
Ataraxie
— absence of mental disturbance
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Greek:
αταραξία
(ataraxía)
— absence of mental disturbance
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Ido:
ataraxio
— absence of mental disturbance
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Irish:
ataraicse
— absence of mental disturbance
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Irish:
ataráisce
— absence of mental disturbance
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Italian:
atarassia
— absence of mental disturbance
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Lithuanian:
ataraksija
— absence of mental disturbance
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Polish:
ataraksja
— absence of mental disturbance
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Portuguese:
ataraxia
— absence of mental disturbance
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Romanian:
ataraxie
— absence of mental disturbance
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Russian:
атара́ксия
(ataráksija)
— absence of mental disturbance
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Serbo-Croatian:
атараксија
— absence of mental disturbance
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Spanish:
ataraxia
— absence of mental disturbance
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Turkish:
ataraksiya
— absence of mental disturbance
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Ukrainian:
атараксія
(ataraksija)
— absence of mental disturbance