equanimitynoun [ U ]
uk/ˌek.wəˈnɪm.ə.ti/us/ˌek.wəˈnɪm.ə.t̬i/formala calm mental state, especially after a shock or disappointment or in a difficult situation:
He received the news of his mother's death with remarkable equanimity.
Three years after the tragedy she has only just begun to regain her equanimity.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Patient and uncomplaining
- dove
- equable
- even-tempered
- forbearing
- have the patience of a saint idiom
- long-suffering
- pacific
- patience
- patient
- peace-loving
- peaceable
- stoic
- stoicism
- the patience of Job idiom
- uncomplaining