Meaning & use
eunoia
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A state of beautiful, well-wishing thinking; goodwill toward another person.
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The poet described eunoia as the quiet warmth felt toward an old friend.
Her letters were filled with eunoia, expressing nothing but kindness and hope for others.
A note on using this word
Eunoia comes from Greek, meaning 'beautiful thinking,' and is famous as the shortest English word containing all five vowels.
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