Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Philosophical cheerfulness and calm; the avoidance of disturbing passions, as inculcated by Democritus and Epicurus.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun psychology A normal, non-depressed, reasonably positive
mood .
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Examples
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A study lends its owner, its privileged reader, what Seneca called euthymia, a Greek word which Seneca explained means "well-being of soul," and which he translated as "tranquillitas."
A Striped Armchair 2009
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The good is given many names, amongst them euthymia or cheerfulness, as well as privative terms, e.g. for the absence of fear.
Democritus Berryman, Sylvia 2004
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Psychological profile analysis showed lower score for type-A personality and their mood behaviour in the hypomania-euthymia range compared with white coat and sustained hypertensives.
Naturejobs - All Jobs A S Konstantopoulou 2010
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Psychological profile analysis showed lower score for type-A personality and their mood behaviour in the hypomania-euthymia range compared with white coat and sustained hypertensives.
Naturejobs - All Jobs A S Konstantopoulou 2010
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