equanimity
ee-kwuh-NIM-ih-teenounMeaning calmness and evenness of temper, especially under stress
Memory hook EQUA-NIMITY: an EQUAL, even mind. Whether her team wins or loses, Coach Ada’s mood stays perfectly level, like a balanced scale. She meets both with equanimity.
Coach Ada met both the big win and the bad loss with equanimity.
In context He accepted the news with equanimity; though the trip was canceled, he simply unpacked his bag and suggested a picnic in the park instead.
Similar composure, calm, poise, level-headedness
Opposite agitation, panic, anxiety
From Latin aequanimitas: aequus (even, equal) + animus (mind).