equanimous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite in full control of your faculties
    self-possessed; self-contained; self-collected; collected; poised.
    • the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination
    • perfectly poised and sure of himself
    • more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen
    • strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble

WordNet

E*quan"i*mous adjective
Etymology
L. aequanimus, fr. aequus equal + animus mind.
Definitions
  1. Of an even, composed frame of mind; of a steady temper; not easily elated or depressed. Bp. Gauden.

Webster 1913