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Jul 20, 2009
This week's themeMiscellaneous words This week's words equanimity assiduous disinter minatory expatiate Missed a word? Check the archives chronological alphabetical thematic or search the site 
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with Anu GargWhy do you learn new words? For some, it's the joy of discovering new and unusual specimens in the language and the stories behind them. For others, it's to improve their vocabulary, whether for college or work. Sometimes readers write to say, "I'll never have a chance to use these words!" You will. As you can see from the usage examples taken from newspapers, magazines, and books -- words in AWAD are not from a museum. They're words that are in current use, though not very often. Still, we take the point. What some are looking for are more practical words: words they can use in an office memo or in a term paper; words they are more likely to come across in a trade report or college exam. This week we'll offer you five such practical words. Go ahead, employ them, put them into practice. equanimity
PRONUNCIATION:
(ee-kwuh-NIM-i-tee, ek-wuh-)
MEANING:
noun:
Evenness of temper in all circumstances.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin aequanimitas, from aequus (equal, even) + animus (mind, spirit).
USAGE:
"Even as a young netball star, Tharjini had no inflated opinion about
herself nor did she ever take offence at the numerous teasing remarks
or stares that her height drew. She met both celebrity status and silly
remarks with equanimity."Thulasi Muttulingam; A Player With Many Highs in Her Life; The Sunday Times (Colombo, Sri Lanka); Jul 12, 2009. See more usage examples of equanimity in Vocabulary.com's dictionary. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
A child's education should begin at least one hundred years before he is born. -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., poet, novelist, essayist, and physician (1809-1894)
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