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locus amoenus

locus amoenus noun: a literary motif of an idealised place of safety or comfort, typically comprising a meadow, trees (for shade) and water; sometimes evoking connotations of Eden or Elysium.

Noun

locus amoenus (plural loci amoeni)

  1. A literary motif of an idealised place of safety or comfort, typically comprising a meadow, trees (for shade) and water; sometimes evoking connotations of Eden or Elysium.

Forms of locus amoenus

pluralloci amoeni

Origin of locus amoenus

Learned borrowing from Latin locus amoenus (“pleasant place”).

Questions about locus amoenus

What does locus amoenus mean?
Locus amoenus means a literary motif of an idealised place of safety or comfort, typically comprising a meadow, trees (for shade) and water; sometimes evoking connotations of Eden or Elysium.
What part of speech is locus amoenus?
Locus amoenus is a noun.
What is the plural of locus amoenus?
The plural of locus amoenus is loci amoeni.

Words near locus amoenus in the dictionary

  1. locumships
  2. locundioside
  3. locuplete
  4. locura
  5. locus
  6. locus amoenus
  7. locus classicus
  8. locus coeruleus
  9. locus in quo
  10. locus of control
  11. locus poenitentiae

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