"eunoia" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /juːˈnɔɪ.ə/ Audio: en-us-eunoia.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɔɪ.ə Etymology: From Ancient Greek εὔνοια (eúnoia, “goodwill”, literally “well-mindedness”), from εὖ (eû, “well, good”) + νόος (nóos, “mind, spirit”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|εὔνοια||goodwill|lit=well-mindedness}} Ancient Greek εὔνοια (eúnoia, “goodwill”, literally “well-mindedness”), {{m|grc|εὖ||well, good}} εὖ (eû, “well, good”), {{m|grc|νόος||mind, spirit}} νόος (nóos, “mind, spirit”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} eunoia (uncountable)
  1. (rhetoric) Goodwill towards an audience, either perceived or real; the perception that the speaker has the audience's interest at heart. Tags: rhetoric, uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-eunoia-en-noun-g-3~weJ3
  2. (medicine, psychology) A state of normal adult mental health. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine, Psychology Translations ((medicine, psychology) state of normal adult mental health): разумность (razumnostʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-eunoia-en-noun-lAs3OVnU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 22 78 Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychology, sciences Disambiguation of '(medicine, psychology) state of normal adult mental health': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: eunœa [obsolete, rare] Related terms: anoesia, dianoia, morinoia, paranoia

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