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equanimity

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɛkwəˈnɪmɪti/
  • /ˌiːkwəˈnɪmɪti/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

steadiness of mind under stress

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: composure, calm, calmness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: disposition, temperament

Narrower terms: aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid, repose, quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility

History

Etymology

From French équanimité, from Latin aequanimitās (“calmness, equanimity”), from aequus (“even; calm; fair”) + animus (“mind, soul”) + -itās. By surface analysis, equ- + anim(us) + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: egaligheid — state of being calm
  • Arabic: صَبْر (ṣabr) — state of being calm
  • Arabic: تساوي (tasāwī) — state of being calm
  • Belarusian: халоднакро́ўе (xalodnakrówje) — state of being calm
  • Belarusian: самаўлада́нне (samawladánnje) — state of being calm
  • Belarusian: незбянтэ́жнасць (njezbjantéžnascʹ) — state of being calm
  • Bulgarian: хладнокръвие (hladnokrǎvie) — state of being calm
  • Bulgarian: самообладание (samoobladanie) — state of being calm
  • Catalan: equanimitat — state of being calm
  • Chinese Cantonese: 平和 (ping4 wo4) — state of being calm
  • Chinese Cantonese: 鎮靜 /镇静 — state of being calm
  • Chinese Cantonese: 沉着 (cam4 zoek6) — state of being calm
  • Czech: sebeovládání — state of being calm
  • Dutch: gelatenheid — state of being calm
  • Dutch: berusting — state of being calm
  • Dutch: kalmte — state of being calm
  • Dutch: gelijkmoedigheid — state of being calm
  • Esperanto: egalanimeco — state of being calm
  • Finnish: tyyneys — state of being calm
  • Finnish: mielentyyneys — state of being calm
  • French: équanimité — state of being calm
  • Georgian: სიმშვიდე (simšvide) — state of being calm
  • German: Gelassenheit — state of being calm
  • German: Gleichmut — state of being calm
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌴𐌹 (anawiljei) — state of being calm
  • Greek: γαλήνη (galíni) — state of being calm
  • Irish: sochmaíocht — state of being calm
  • Italian: equanimità — state of being calm
  • Japanese: 安心 (anjin) — state of being calm
  • Japanese: 正念 (shōnen) — state of being calm
  • Korean: 평정 (pyeongjeong) — state of being calm
  • Latin: aequanimitās — state of being calm
  • Latin: aequitās — state of being calm
  • Macedonian: рамнодушност (ramnodušnost) — state of being calm
  • Portuguese: equanimidade — state of being calm
  • Romanian: liniște — state of being calm
  • Russian: хладнокро́вие (xladnokróvije) — state of being calm
  • Russian: самооблада́ние (samoobladánije) — state of being calm
  • Russian: невозмути́мость (nevozmutímostʹ) — state of being calm
  • Sanskrit: समत्व (samatva) — state of being calm
  • Serbo-Croatian: staloženost — state of being calm
  • Serbo-Croatian: hladnokrvnost — state of being calm
  • Spanish: ecuanimidad — state of being calm
  • Swedish: jämnmod — state of being calm
  • Swedish: själsro — state of being calm
  • Swedish: sinnesro — state of being calm
  • Thai: อุเบกขา (ù-bèek-kǎa) — state of being calm
  • Tocharian B: maimatsäññe — state of being calm
  • Ukrainian: холоднокро́вність (xolodnokróvnistʹ) — state of being calm
  • Ukrainian: самовлада́ння (samovladánnja) — state of being calm
  • Ukrainian: незвору́шність (nezvorúšnistʹ) — state of being calm