equanimityn.
/iːkwəˈnɪmɪti/ The quality of having an even mind.† 1. Fairness of judgement, impartiality, equity.
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society > morality > rightness or justice > [noun] > fairness or equity
evennessOE
rightOE
equityc1315
evenheadc1350
charityc1430
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consciencea1538
equalness1548
equality1556
equanimity1607
candour1616
equitableness1648
candidness1661
just1667
both-sidedness1845
1607 R. Parker Scholasticall Disc. against Antichrist ii. v. 18 The third goodnes..is that equinanimitie, which..accepteth a iust excuse.
1694 E. Phillips tr. J. Milton Lett. of State 318 Your far Celebrated Enquanimity [sic] encourag'd us to recommend this Cause to your Highness.
1752 H. Fielding Amelia II. v. vi. 138 You have the Equannanimity to think so.
2.
a. Evenness of mind or temper; the quality or condition of being undisturbed by elation, depression, or agitating emotion; unruffledness.
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the mind > emotion > calmness > [noun]
resteOE
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egalityc1374
tranquillityc1374
peaceabilityc1384
sobernessc1384
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equalitya1475
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calmness1561
evenness1561
serenity1599
collection1602
equilibrium1608
calm1609
temperateness1609
composedness1611
recollection1611
temper1611
unpassionateness1611
placidity1619
sereneness1628
attemperature1635
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equableness1641
steadiness1642
sedateness1647
imperturbation1648
placidness1654
centredness1662
equanimity1663
composure1667
serenitude1672
equalness1675
unperturbedness1676
dispassion1690
quietism1735
serene1744
relaxednessa1750
self-composure1762
sober-mindedness1767
collectedness1789
unprovokedness1795
comfortableness1815
repose1815
levelness1824
dispassionateness1842
unruffledness1858
passionlessness1867
1663 S. Pepys Diary 8 Mar. (1971) IV. 69 I cannot but remember my Lord's equinimity in all these affairs with admiration.
1710 Tatler No. 242. ⁋1 This Quality [Good-Nature] keeps the Mind in Equanimity.
1785 E. Burke Speech Nabob Arcot's Debts in Wks. (1815) IV. 238 These gentlemen have borne all the odium of this publication..with..unexampled equanimity.
1814 W. Scott Waverley III. xvii. 246 The quiet equanimity with which the Baron endured his misfortunes, had something in it venerable and even sublime. View more context for this quotation
1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. vi. 131 She has not yet recovered her equanimity on the subject.
b. plural (nonce-use.) Seasons of equanimity.
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1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. iii. 240 Perturbations that possess The Mind or Æquanimities.
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