[ US /ˌikwəˈnɪmɪti/ ]
[ UK /ˌiːkwɐnˈɪmɪti/ ]
NOUN
  1. steadiness of mind under stress
    he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity
Linguix Browser extension
Fix your writing
on millions of websites
Get Started For Free Linguix pencil

How To Use equanimity In A Sentence

  • Occasionally, and in spite of his equanimity, his defensiveness is acute.
  • Despite having had an alcoholic father, he projected a sense of self-assurance and equanimity.
  • It is not surprising that the records of such a marvel, grounded upon the testimony of men and women bewildered first with grief, and next all but distracted with the sudden inburst of a gladness too great for that equanimity which is indispensable to perfect observation, should not altogether correspond in the minutiae of detail. Miracles of Our Lord
  • Though the monk admits to some concern about death by a staged accident, more time behind bars he can contemplate with an equanimity that exasperates authorities.
  • She maintained her equanimity throughout her long ordeal.
  • The Indians have been watching all this, with equal fits of paroxysms of disbelief in private, and cool equanimity in public.
  • Three years after the tragedy she has only just begun to regain her equanimity.
  • In what way might equanimity be exampled as important in that respect?
  • It did allow him to meet all of life's adversity, challenge and unpredictability with equanimity, compassion and balance.
  • Since they prudently did not get married, the situation seems to have been accepted with equanimity by the King and Archbishop Lanfranc.
View all
This website uses cookies to make Linguix work for you. By using this site, you agree to our cookie policy