presence of mind

Signification (Anglais)

Focused alertness, good sense, quick-thinking resourcefulness, or stability of feeling and thought, especially in spite of circumstances which are distracting, stressful, or otherwise challenging.

Concepts

présence d’esprit

à-propos

conscience

présence

présence d'esprit

Opposé de

flakiness, flightiness, spaciness

Synonymes

composure

equanimity

bearing

sanity

orientation

ready wit

consciousness

judgment

nerve

sangfroid

sensibility

soul

state of mind

quick-wittedness

awareness

alertness

knowledge

aplomb

collectedness

coolness

discretion

imperturbability

judgement

Traductions

Geistesgegenwart

presença de espírito

praesentia

presencia de ánimo

Bewusstsein

ετοιμότητα πνεύματος

serenitat

Bewusstheit

aplom

Gewahrsein

Gewahrwerden

γνώση

Bewußtsein

ψυχραιμία

Kenntnis

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌpɹɛzn̩s əv ˈmaɪnd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

PIE word
*h₁ésmi
Calque of Latin praesentia animī, from praesentia (“state of being present, presence”) + animī (the genitive singular of animus (“intellect, mind”)).