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Definition of Equanimous
1. Adjective. In full control of your faculties. "Strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble"
Similar to: Composed
Derivative terms: Equanimity
Definition of Equanimous
1. a. Of an even, composed frame of mind; of a steady temper; not easily elated or depressed.
Definition of Equanimous
1. Adjective. Calm and composed; of stable disposition. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Equanimous
Literary usage of Equanimous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Discourse on the All-Embracing Net of Views: The Brahmajala Sutta and by Bodhi, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Gautama Buddha (1992)
"Cy., the term "impermanent" applies to equanimous feeling, or all feeling, and
signifies the suffering inherent in formations; the term "suffering" applies ..."
2. A Danish-English Dictionary by James Stephen Ferrall, Þorleifur Guðmundsson Repp (1845)
"... adj. equanimous ; -faa, adj. likewise , the same ; equally, as; ...
equilateral ; -fintet, adj. of the same mind, of one mind; equanimous; ..."
3. The Contemporary Review (1869)
"safe, moderate, conciliatory ; equanimous in a high degree, by no means magnanimous ;
capable of bearing unruffled almost all the provocations of Canning's ..."
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