Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of an even, composed frame of mind; of a steady temper; not easily elated or depressed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of an even, composed frame of mind; of a steady temper; not easily elated or depressed.
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- adjective Calm and composed; of stable
disposition .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective in full control of your faculties
Etymologies
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Examples
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He and I had one or two big fights -- and I was younger, far nastier and angrier and shot to kill, back then -- but, no matter what names I called him, the next time I spoke to him he was always equanimous, forgiving and affable. ...
Is there no one who does not cheer new DC editor-in-chief BOB HARRAS? Michael Cavna 2010
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Aubry was similarly equanimous this week when she told Canal+ television she agreed with other women when it came to Strauss-Kahn's attitude toward the opposite sex.
Strauss-Kahn back home, faces frosty welcome Reuters 2011
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Aubry was similarly equanimous this week when she told Canal+ television she agreed with other women when it came to Strauss-Kahn's attitude toward the opposite sex.
Strauss-Kahn back home, faces frosty welcome Reuters 2011
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But the convict is equally equanimous about what the Bird thinks about him.
LeBron James apologises for calling journalist 'retarded' 2011
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This ether was called wuji, and that word can still be used to describe the equanimous, unassailable fortress of quiet acceptance that characterizes the unflappable among us.
Arthur Rosenfeld: Equilibrium, Enlightenment, and Facing Your Day 2010
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Can I really be equanimous between pain and pleasure, love and its lack?
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The way he always seemed on low idle, engine just purring, slouching in the wind in his anorak, equanimous, friendly, shy, at the edge of the group with his coffee mug, expending energy with perfect efficiency, saving it.
Kook Peter Heller 2010
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Perhaps the closest I can get to an explanation is that the agitated mind, if allowed to fully run its course without suppression of any thought or emotion, may simply exhaust itself and give up, revealing an underlying, more equanimous state.
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These comment threads are starting to make the cable news folks seem reasonable and equanimous.
New McCain Ad: "Maybe The Applause Has Gone To His Head" 2009
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Imagine an enlightened doctor, the equanimous lawyer, and the benevolent mayor all taking their seat as yogis in the real world.
Alanna Kaivalya: When The Going Gets Tough, The Yogi Knows Where To Go 2009
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