Can you guess why I chose this word?
Equanimity [ee-kwuh-nim-i-tee]
-noun
1. mental or emotional stability, or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium
No, it’s not Pee-wee’s Playhouse, and you don’t have to run around yelling if someone says the word of the day (though it would be quite hilarious if you did), but expanding your vocabulary is indispensible to a writer, and if nothing else, makes you sound smarter.
So to launch this new category of blog posts, I now present you with the word of the day…
pachyderm [pak-i-durm]
-noun
1. any of thick-skinned, non-ruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
2. an elephant.
3. a person who is not sensitive to criticism, ridicule, etc.; a thick-skinned person.
