Equanimity (Noun)

Definition 1: Composure; cool steadiness, level-headedness especially under stress.

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Usage 1: The adjective is "equanimous" [ee-'kwæ-nê-mês]. Phoebe worked calmly and equanimously helping friends to safety after the earthquake. "Composure" implies effort while "equanimity" is a consistent quality seemingly requiring no effort.

Suggested usage: Applications abound around the home: "How can you sit there and tell me with utter equanimity that you've already washed the dishes this week, when I haven't seen you in the kitchen since July?" You may find uses at work, too, "Lucinda can lay off 100 people with such equanimity it curdles your blood."

Etymology: Latin æquanimus "having an even mind or soul" æquus "even, equal" + animus "mind, soul, spirit." "Animus" was borrowed directly from Greek anemos "wind" and probably shared that meaning originally. Animals were originally viewed as beings with souls or spirits (not full of wind). The basic root *anê- is also found in Sanskrit an "to breathe," anas "breath," and anilas "wind" and Gothic uz-ana "exhale." (Our thanks to James Kirtley of SmartCertify for submitting today's word with perfect equanimity.)

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