equanimous

adjective

equan·​i·​mous

(ˈ)ē¦kwanəməs,

(ˈ)e¦k-,

ə̇ˈk-

: possessing or displaying equanimity

a good-humored, equanimous individual

—Current Biography

equanimously adverb

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin aequanimus, back-formation from aequanimitas

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