Equanimous
[ih-kwan-uh-muh s] /ɪˈkwæn ə məs/
adjective
1.
having or showing ; even-tempered:
It was difficult to remain equanimous in the face of such impertinence.
adj.
1650s, from Latin aequanimis (see equanimity) + -ous.
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