equanimity
equa·ni·mity
noun
1.
steadiness of mind under stress
- “he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity”
Origin
From French équanimité, from Latin aequanimitās (“calmness, equanimity”), from aequus (“even; calm; fair”) + animus (“mind, soul”) + -itās. By surface analysis, equ- + anim(us) + -ity.
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