Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kalopsia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kalop-sia
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The delusion of things being more beautiful than they are.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"China can bring on serious bouts of kalopsia in otherwise intelligent observers."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καλοψία (kalopsía), from καλός (kalós, “good, beautiful, lovely”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “view”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: καλοψία

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does kalopsia mean?: The delusion of things being more beautiful than they are.
Where does kalopsia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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