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athambia

/əˈθæmbiə/

athambia noun: imperturbability, ataraxia.

Noun

athambia (plural athambias)

  1. imperturbability, ataraxia
    • Even if he supposed happiness to consist in knowledge, still he designed that his study of natural philosophy should procure him peace of mind ; since that is his conception of the Chief Good, which he entitles euthumia, or often athambia, that is freedom from alarm.1914, Cicero, Marcus Tullius, translated by H. Rackham, De finibus bonorum et malorum, →OCLC, page 491
    • Given the existence as uttered forth in the public works of Puncher and Wattmann of a personal God quaquaquaqua with white beard quaquaquaqua outside time without extension who from the heights of divine apathia divine athambia divine aphasia loves us dearly with some exceptions for reasons unknown...1954, Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989, Waiting for Godot: a tragicomedy in two acts, →OCLC

Forms of athambia

pluralathambias

Origin of athambia

Borrowed from Latin athambia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀθαμβία (athambía), from θάμβος (thámbos).

Questions about athambia

What does athambia mean?
Athambia means imperturbability, ataraxia.
What part of speech is athambia?
Athambia is a noun.
How do you pronounce athambia?
Athambia is pronounced /əˈθæmbiə/.
What is the plural of athambia?
The plural of athambia is athambias.

Words near athambia in the dictionary

  1. Athabaskans
  2. Athahendhu
  3. athalline
  4. athamantin
  5. Athamas
  6. athambia
  7. athame
  8. athames
  9. athamé
  10. athamés
  11. athan

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