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Unstable vs Equanimity - What's the difference?

unstable | equanimity |

As an adjective unstable

is having a strong tendency to change.

As a noun equanimity is

the state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress.

unstable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a strong tendency to change.
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  • Fluctuating; not constant.
  • Fickle.
  • Unpredictable.
  • (chemistry) Readily decomposable.
  • (physics) Radioactive, especially with a short half-life.

    • Synonyms

    * instable (rare) * (not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over) precarious, rickety, shaky, tottering, unsafe, unsteady, wobbly

    Antonyms

    * stable

    Related terms

    * instability * unstability (rare)

    Anagrams

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    equanimity

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

  • the state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress
  • * 1954 , Albert Einstein, Ideas and Opinions
    • Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment.

    Synonyms

    * composure * calmness * even-mindedness * See also

    Related terms

    * equanimous