equanimity.

An even, balanced state of mind maintained through stress or changing circumstances.

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Words that belong together

• face danger with equanimity
• preserve equanimity
• remarkable equanimity

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She met the evacuation order with remarkable equanimity.

Years at sea had taught him equanimity without making him careless.

Her equanimity helped the frightened passengers think clearly.

Usage notes

Primary category: fear. Formal; emphasizes evenness and balance through stress or changing circumstances. It overlaps with composure, which often emphasizes maintaining or regaining self-control. Neither word implies indifference, immunity to fear, or approval of danger. Usually uncountable in this sense. Derived family (not additional inflections or records): equanimous.