ἄνεσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀνίημι (aníēmi, let go, loose) + -σις (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̓́νεσῐς • (ánesis) f (genitive ᾰ̓νέσεως); third declension

  1. a loosening, relaxing
  2. remission, abatement
  3. relaxation, recreation
  4. indulgence, license

Inflection

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Greek: άνεση (ánesi)

Further reading

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