Thursday, January 27, 2011

Ataraxia

Foreword:
Yes, I do like Fate/Stay Night.

Definitions:
Princeton says:
(peace of mind)

Webster says: (it was in their medical dictionary)
calmness untroubled by mental or emotional disquiet

Pronunciation: At as in at. A as in... it's the same sound I couldn't find for my first post. I still can't. Rax as in racks. I as in Ian, rhymes with parsimony, alimony, symmetry, tree. A as in uh, the u sound in crumb, fun, lust. 
Webster audio

Synonyms: 
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    Very pretty sounding word. I think I'm going to name my daughter ataraxia

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  2. The WyrdremJanuary 27, 2011 at 4:05 PM

    That would certainly be a unique name.

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  3. Suciô SanchezJanuary 27, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    I always found Epicureanism more attractive than Stoicism.

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  4. FangJanuary 27, 2011 at 10:49 PM

    Fate/Stay Night? Oh the memories D':

    Also, tree has a longer "I"-sound at the end than parsimony, alimony, symmetry, and so on. Right?

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  5. The WyrdremJanuary 28, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    uhh, beats me.

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