Ataraxic
a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety; tranquillity.
noun
calmness or peace of mind; emotional tranquillity
n.
also englished as ataraxy, “calmness, imp-ssivity,” c.1600, from modern latin, from greek ataraxia “imp-ssiveness,” from a-, privative prefix, + tar-ssein (attic tarattein) “to disturb, confuse,” from pie root -dher- “to make muddy, darken.”
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