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US
/ˌikwəˈnɪmɪti/
]
[ UK /ˌiːkwɐnˈɪmɪti/ ]
[ UK /ˌiːkwɐnˈɪmɪti/ ]
NOUN
-
steadiness of mind under stress
he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity
How To Use equanimity In A Sentence
- Brooks managed to squeeze 'peripatetic', 'equanimity', 'homeostasis', 'sojourner', 'grandiloquent' and 'didactic' into the brief 850 word article on the inner workings of Obama's mind, exposing a fragile psyche of his own, and a desperate need to validate his position as a national talking head. Ben Cohen: David Brooks and Big Words
- She accepted the prospect of her operation with equanimity .
- Equally, there are those who conduct their affairs with imagination and equanimity.
- Providing only that my private and domestic circumstances give me pleasure, you will find my equanimity quite remarkable.
- Lying in clouds of scent in the sunken tub filled to the brim, that streak of equanimity she had asserted itself.
- She recovered her equanimity, and was an agreeable image of serene dignity.
- She accepted the prospect of her operation with equanimity .
- I'm not saying they were always equanimous but they had more equanimity than I had, less anxiety than I had.
- This shadow transmutes into wisdom by letting go of your self-importance and experiencing the enriching depth, expansiveness, and abundance of all life with equanimity. C. Clinton Sidle: The Five Wisdoms Of The Mandala
- One suspects he will need the wisdom of Solomon to handle the situation with total equanimity.