Equanimity (noun)
ek-wa-nim-it-ee
Calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation.
Early 17th century (also in the sense ‘fairness, impartiality’): from Latin aequanimitas, from aequus ‘equal’ + animus ‘mind’.
Example sentences
“She accepted it with grace and equanimity”
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