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Ataraxy | |
noun | 1. A state of serene calmness. |
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| "I use regular meditation and journaling to achieve ataraxy." | "After a stressful day, I can find ataraxy through spending time with my dog." | "It's hard to maintain ataraxy with notifications going off, so I try to turn off my devices over the weekends." |
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| Greek, early 17th century |
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| It may look like a sci-fi term, but "ataraxy" means "a state of serene calmness." It's based on the Greek "ἀταραξία," meaning "impassiveness" or "lack of disturbance," and it came into English from French in the early 1600s. ... | |
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