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ataraxia

UK/ætəˈɹæksiə/

ataraxia noun: tranquility of mind; absence of mental disturbance.

Noun

ataraxia (usually uncountable, plural ataraxias)

  1. (Greek, literary, usually) Tranquility of mind; absence of mental disturbance.
    • Near-synonyms: ataraxy, peace of mind, unflappability, unperturbedness
    • And what happineſs is there in a ſtorm of paſſions? On this account the Scepticks affected an indifferent æquipondious neutrality as the only means to their Ataraxia, and freedom from paßionate diſturbances.1665, Joseph Glanvill, chapter XXVII, in Scepsis Scientifica: Or, Confest Ignorance, the Way to Science; in an Essay of the Vanity of Dogmatizing, and Confident Opinion with a Reply to the Exceptions...

ataraxia meaning in Tamil

ataraxia in Tamil

உள அமைதி, அமைதிநிலை

Examples of ataraxia in a sentence

  • O, for that apathy of soul, that sweet ataraxia, of which I have heard, which forbids alike the approaches of pleasure and pain, hope and despair!1838, Piomingo, John Robinson, The Savage, 2nd edition, Philadelphia: J. Ferral, →OCLC, →OL, page 194:
  • […] he was an Epicurean not in the commonly misunderstood sense, as a seeker after luxury, but in the true meaning, as a pursuer of what the Greeks call ataraxia, or freedom from disturbance.2006, Robert Harris, Imperium, London: Arrow Books, Part 2, Chapter 15, p. 400:

Synonyms of ataraxia

Forms of ataraxia

pluralataraxias

Origin of ataraxia

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

Questions about ataraxia

What does ataraxia mean?
Ataraxia means tranquility of mind; absence of mental disturbance.
What is ataraxia in Tamil?
Ataraxia in Tamil is உள அமைதி, அமைதிநிலை. See Ataraxia meaning in Tamil.
How do you use ataraxia in a sentence?
O, for that apathy of soul, that sweet ataraxia, of which I have heard, which forbids alike the approaches of pleasure and pain, hope and despair!
What part of speech is ataraxia?
Ataraxia is a noun.
How do you pronounce ataraxia?
Ataraxia is pronounced /ætəˈɹæksiə/ (UK).
What is the plural of ataraxia?
The plural of ataraxia is ataraxias.

Words near ataraxia in the dictionary

  1. ataps
  2. ataque de nervios
  3. atar
  4. ataractic
  5. ataractics
  6. ataraxia
  7. ataraxias
  8. ataraxic
  9. ataraxics
  10. ataraxies
  11. ataraxis

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