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equanimity

equa.nim.i.ty \.e--kw*-'nim-*t-e-, .ek-w*-\ n [L aequanimitas, fr. aequo 
   animo with even mind] 1: evenness of mind esp. under stress : COMPOSURE  2: 
   right disposition : BALANCE gests a habit of mind that is only rarely 
   disturbed under great strain; COMPOSURE implies the controlling of 
   emotional or mental agitation by an effort of will or as a matter of habit; 
   SANGFROID implies great coolness and steadiness under strain; PHLEGM 
   implies insensitiveness and suggests apathy rather than self-control SYN 
   syn COMPOSURE, SANGFROID, PHLEGM: EQUANIMITY sug