Complete Definition of "penthos"

English
Etymology
Greek �ενθο�.

Pronunciation
IPA: /'p�nθ�s/

Noun
penthos

  1. sorrow; grief or sadness

#:*1974: He watched with a chill of wonder the basalt mask splotched with ivy shadow whose round eyes stared back with Kolonian penthos, Dushara with his face among leaves. � Guy Davenport, Tatlin!

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