Word of the day - May 23 2009

equanimity \ee-kwuh-NIM-uh-tee; ek-wuh-\, noun:

Evenness of mind; calmness; composure; as, "to bear misfortunes with equanimity."

Equanimity comes from Latin aequanimitas, "impartiality, calmness," from aequanimus, "impartial, even-tempered," from aequus, "even" + animus, "mind, soul."