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equanimous

equa·ni·mous

UK/ɪˈkwæn.ɪ.məs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

in full control of your faculties

  • “the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination”
  • “perfectly poised and sure of himself”
  • “more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen”
  • “strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble”
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Origin

From Latin aequ(us) (“calm”) + animus (“mind”). By surface analysis, equ- + animus.

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