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ataraxia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ætəˈɹæksiə/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

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noun

Meaning 2

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

History

Etymology

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.

  • Armenian: ատարաքսիա (atarakʻsia) — absence of mental disturbance
  • Basque: ataraxia — absence of mental disturbance
  • Belarusian: атараксія (ataraksija) — absence of mental disturbance
  • Catalan: ataràxia — absence of mental disturbance
  • Czech: ataraxie — absence of mental disturbance
  • Finnish: mielenrauha — absence of mental disturbance
  • Finnish: tyyneys — absence of mental disturbance
  • Finnish: ataraksia — absence of mental disturbance
  • French: ataraxie — absence of mental disturbance
  • German: Ataraxie — absence of mental disturbance
  • Greek: αταραξία (ataraxía) — absence of mental disturbance
  • Ido: ataraxio — absence of mental disturbance
  • Irish: ataraicse — absence of mental disturbance
  • Irish: ataráisce — absence of mental disturbance
  • Italian: atarassia — absence of mental disturbance
  • Lithuanian: ataraksija — absence of mental disturbance
  • Polish: ataraksja — absence of mental disturbance
  • Portuguese: ataraxia — absence of mental disturbance
  • Romanian: ataraxie — absence of mental disturbance
  • Russian: атара́ксия (ataráksija) — absence of mental disturbance
  • Serbo-Croatian: атараксија — absence of mental disturbance
  • Spanish: ataraxia — absence of mental disturbance
  • Turkish: ataraksiya — absence of mental disturbance
  • Ukrainian: атараксія (ataraksija) — absence of mental disturbance