Ataraxy
//ˈatəɹaksi// noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Ataraxia; freedom from mental disturbance; imperturbability, dogged indifference. uncountable, usually
"When the Pyrrhonians say, that ataraxy is the chiefe felicitie, which is the immobilitie of judgement, their meaning is not to speake it affirmatively[…]."
- 2 State of psychological calm and tranquility, absence of discomfort, or metabolical inactivity. uncountable, usually
"Ataraxy can be produced by ataractics, drugs that have a calming or quieting effect."
Example
More examples"When the Pyrrhonians say, that ataraxy is the chiefe felicitie, which is the immobilitie of judgement, their meaning is not to speake it affirmatively[…]."
Etymology
From Middle French ataraxie, from Ancient Greek ἀταραξία (ataraxía, “impassiveness”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + ταράσσω (tarássō, “I disturb”). Doublet of ataraxia.
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