apeiron means A kind of infinite primal chaos in the cosmological theory of Anaximander. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
apeiron is pronounced /əˈpaɪəɹɒn/.
Why “apeiron” is a great word
APEIRON — [Noun] In the cosmology of Anaximander, the infinite, indeterminate, and boundless primal substance or principle from which all things originate. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀπείρων (apeírōn), from ἀ- (a-, "without, not") + πεῖραρ (peîrar, "end, limit, boundary"). Unlike *arche* (a general term for a first principle) or *chaos* (which implies a formless disorder), the apeiron is a specific, generative void defined by its very lack of definition. It is the uncarved block before the sculptor’s first strike, the unmapped expanse before the first landmark, and the silent, generative fog before light and dark pull apart—the profound and eternal precursor from which every particular thing must, by definition, fall away.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀπείρων (apeírōn).
noun
- A kind of infinite primal chaos in the cosmological theory of Anaximander.