Etymology

kalopsia

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Today it means: The delusion of things being more beautiful than they are. Full definition →

Ancient Greek καλοψία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκαλοψία
  2. English todaykalopsia

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

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