Also means
imperturbability
Usage Note
Gleichmut is even-tempered calm that stays steady through good and bad, from gleich (equal) plus Mut (mood). The adjective is gleichmütig. It suggests detachment rather than indifference.
Examples
"Mit stoischem Gleichmut ertrug er den Verlust."
Natural Translation
With stoic equanimity he bore the loss.
Literal Translation
With stoic equanimity bore he the loss.
Related Words
- Abgebrühtheit hardened cynicism, unshockable matter-of-factness
- Achtsamkeit mindfulness, attentiveness, careful awareness
- Ansicht opinion
- Arglosigkeit naivety, guilelessness, unsuspecting nature
- Argwohn suspicion
- Aufbruchsstimmung mood of new beginnings, pioneering spirit
- Aufsässigkeit rebelliousness, insubordination
- Bedächtigkeit deliberateness, careful thoughtfulness
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