Word of the Day – Ataraxy

Ataraxy (noun) (literary)

at-ar-ak-see

A state of serene calmness.

Early 17th century: from French ataraxie, from Greek ataraxia ‘impassiveness’, from a- ‘not’ + tarassein ‘disturb’.

Example sentences

“She petted the cat into a state of complete ataraxy”