ataraxia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Tranquility of mind; absence of mental disturbance.

Pronunciation

/ætəˈɹæksiə/ en-us-ataraxia.ogg

Word forms

ataraxia ataraxias

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀταραξία (ataraxía), ἀ- (a-, negative prefix) + ταράσσω (tarássō, “trouble, disturb”). Doublet of ataraxy.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.