Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "tausayi" shine ingancin samun yanayi na kirki, tausayi, ko jin ƙai, sau da yawa ana siffanta shi da sauƙin motsi zuwa motsin rai, musamman don amsa wahalhalu ko damuwa na wasu. Mutumin da aka siffanta shi da “mai taushin zuciya” sau da yawa ana ganinsa a matsayin mai tawali’u, mai taushin hali, da sauƙin motsin wasu.
