Antonyms for ataraxia
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : at-uh-rak-see-uh |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌæt əˈræk si ə |
- action
- activity
- agitation
- alarm
- anxiety
- chaos
- difficulty
- discomposure
- discontent
- displeasure
- disquiet
- dissatisfaction
- distrust
- disturbance
- doubt
- effort
- employment
- excitableness
- excitement
- fear
- frustration
- furor
- inhibition
- labor
- loudness
- misery
- need
- noise
- perplexity
- restriction
- sadness
- sorrow
- strife
- trouble
- turbulence
- turmoil
- uncertainty
- uneasiness
- unhappiness
- unrest
- upset
- violence
- want
- wildness
- woe
- work
- worry
Definition of ataraxia
Origin :- also Englished as ataraxy, "calmness, impassivity," c.1600, from Modern Latin, from Greek ataraxia "impassiveness," from a-, privative prefix, + tarassein (Attic tarattein) "to disturb, confuse," from PIE root *dher- "to make muddy, darken."
- As in tranquility : noun peace, quiet
- As in naturalness : noun ease
- As in unceremoniousness : noun ease
- As in unrestraint : noun ease
- As in ease : noun peace, quiet; lack of difficulty
- As in equanimity : noun levelheadedness
- When the sage realizes this, he will cease to prefer one course of action to another, and the result will be apathy, "ataraxia."
- Extract from : « A Critical History of Greek Philosophy » by W. T. Stace
- Ataraxia came to the Sceptic as success in painting the foam on a horse's mouth came to Apelles the painter.
- Extract from : « Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism » by Mary Mills Patrick
- The aim of Pyrrhonism was ataraxia in those things which pertain to opinion, and moderation in the things which life imposes.
- Extract from : « Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism » by Mary Mills Patrick
- The method, however, by which ataraxia or peace of mind could be reached, was peculiar to the Sceptic.
- Extract from : « Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism » by Mary Mills Patrick
Synonyms for ataraxia
- affluence
- aplomb
- assurance
- ataraxia
- ataraxy
- bed of roses
- calm
- calmness
- casualness
- comfort
- composure
- confidence
- content
- contentment
- cool
- coolness
- detachment
- easiness
- enjoyment
- equability
- equanimity
- gratification
- happiness
- hush
- idleness
- imperturbability
- imperturbation
- inactivity
- inertia
- inertness
- informality
- law and order
- leisure
- luxury
- naturalness
- order
- passivity
- patience
- peace
- peace of mind
- peacefulness
- phlegm
- placidity
- poise
- presence of mind
- prosperity
- quietness
- quietude
- relaxation
- repose
- requiescence
- rest
- restfulness
- sangfroid
- satisfaction
- security
- sedateness
- self-possession
- serenity
- spontaneity
- steadiness
- stillness
- supinity
- tranquility
- tranquillity
- unceremoniousness
- unrestraint
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