aponia means the absence of pain considered as a state of spiritual serenity. It carries an Arena rating of 1686, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, aponia ranks #154 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words, #1,650 of 17,126 for Most Elegant Words, #2,307 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #3,234 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words.
Why “aponia” is a great word
The state of being free from bodily pain, considered in Epicurean philosophy a foundation for spiritual serenity and happiness. From Ancient Greek ἀπονία (aponía), from ἀ- (a-, "without") + πόνος (pónos, "pain, toil, suffering"). Unlike "ataraxia"—which denotes freedom from mental disturbance and anxiety—or "apatheia"—the Stoic ideal of freedom from passionate emotion—aponia is a resolutely corporeal calm. It is the unclenched jaw, the unknotted shoulder, the breath that moves through the body without meeting resistance; the warmth of a well-rested limb, the deep comfort of a full breath, the unnoticed grace of a moment when the body forgets itself. This absence is not emptiness, but a fullness so complete it goes unnamed until it leaves.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀπονία (aponía, “without suffering”).
noun
- The absence of pain considered as a state of spiritual serenity
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