equanimity
/ˌɛkwəˈnɪmɪti/noun
equanimity is spelled E-Q-U-A-N-I-M-I-T-Y: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, equanimity means “The state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of equanimity is equanimities.
How many letters and syllables are in equanimity?
| Letters | 10: E-Q-U-A-N-I-M-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 59,387th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is equanimity?
Equanimity appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce equanimity?
- /ˌɛkwəˈnɪmɪti/
- /ˌiːkwəˈnɪmɪti/
Equanimity has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-equanimity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of equanimity
- equanimities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does equanimity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Equanimity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being calm:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | équanimité |
| German | Gelassenheit, Gleichmut |
| Portuguese | equanimidade |
| Spanish | ecuanimidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does equanimity come from?
From French équanimité, from Latin aequanimitās (“calmness, equanimity”), from aequus (“even; calm; fair”) + animus (“mind, soul”) + -itās. By surface analysis, equ- + anim(us) + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).