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kalopsia

kalopsia noun: the delusion of things being more beautiful than they are.

Noun

kalopsia (uncountable)

  1. The delusion of things being more beautiful than they are.
    • China can bring on serious bouts of kalopsia in otherwise intelligent observers.2006 April 23, The Times

Origin of kalopsia

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

Questions about kalopsia

What does kalopsia mean?
Kalopsia means the delusion of things being more beautiful than they are.
What part of speech is kalopsia?
Kalopsia is a noun.

Words near kalopsia in the dictionary

  1. kalookie
  2. kalopanaxsaponin
  3. kalopanaxsaponins
  4. kalophonic
  5. kalops
  6. kalopsia
  7. Kalorama
  8. kalotermitid
  9. kalotermitids
  10. kalotrope
  11. kalotropes

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