Meanings
euthymia1
- human sciencesA normal, nondepressed, reasonably positive mood; serenity.
According to Seneca, the Greek word euthymia is one we should think of often: it is the sense of our own path and how to stay on it without getting distracted by all the others that intersect it.
2016, Ryan Holiday, Ego is the Enemy, page 117
Euthymia2
- Synonym of Euphrosyne (“one of the three Charities”).
Synonyms: Euphrosyne
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Euphrosyne (“one of the three Charities”).
Origin
euthymia · noun
- Ancient Greekεὖ“well”
- Englisheuthymia
From eu- + -thymia, from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû, “well”) + θυμός (thumós, “spiritedness”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Euthymia · proper noun
- Ancient GreekΕὐθυμία
- EnglishEuthymia
From Ancient Greek Εὐθυμία (Euthumía).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
euthymia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/euthymia
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