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metta

metta noun: lovingkindness or compassion, especially if developed through meditation or mindfulness.

Noun

metta (uncountable)

  1. Lovingkindness or compassion, especially if developed through meditation or mindfulness.

Origin of metta

Borrowed from Pali mettā.

Phrases with metta

Questions about metta

What does metta mean?
Metta means lovingkindness or compassion, especially if developed through meditation or mindfulness.
What part of speech is metta?
Metta is a noun.

Words near metta in the dictionary

  1. metsulfuron-methyl
  2. mett
  3. Mett sausage
  4. METT-T
  5. METT-TC
  6. metta
  7. mettal
  8. Metter
  9. Metternichian
  10. mettest
  11. Mettingham

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