ataraxy
Meanings
noun
- Ataraxia; freedom from mental disturbance; imperturbability, dogged indifference.
- State of psychological calm and tranquility, absence of discomfort, or metabolical inactivity.
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Etymology
From Middle French ataraxie, from Ancient Greek ἀταραξία (ataraxía, “impassiveness”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + ταράσσω (tarássō, “I disturb”). Doublet of ataraxia.
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