In rhetoric, eunoia () is the good will that speakers cultivate between themselves and their audiences, a condition of receptivity. In Book VIII of the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle uses the term to refer to the kind and benevolent feelings of good will a spouse has which form the basis for the ethical foundation of human life. Cicero translates with the Latin word .Gloria Vivenza, "Classical Roots of Benevolence in Economic Thought," Ancient Economic Thought (Routledge, 1997) pp. 198–199, 204–208 online; Cicero's influence on patristic usage, Carolinne White, Christian Friendship in the Fourth Century (Cambridge University Press, 1992, 2002), pp. 16–17 online, 32, and p. 255, note 13.
It is also a rarely used medical term referring to a state of normal mental health.Definition: eunoia from Online Medical Dictionary Eunoia is the shortest English word containing all five main vowel graphemes.
In popular culture Eunoia is a work by poet Christian Bök consisting of five chapters, each one using only one vowel. In the science-fiction television series Earth: Final Conflict, Eunoia is the name of the native language of the Taelon race. Christian Bök was a consultant on that series and helped develop the language. The debut album of math rock band Invalids. In December 2015, the Ministry of Education in Singapore unveiled the name of a new junior College set to open in 2017, Eunoia Junior College. The unfamiliar name generated significant buzz in the Singapore community when it was first announced,There’s going to be a new junior college called Eunoia; here’s how to pronounce it including memes referencing Singlish homophones. Eunoia Technologies is the name of the firm Christopher Wylie founded after leaving Cambridge Analytica In electronic dance music, Eunoia is a song by wave/phonk artist KTrek (2020).Eunoia - Ktrek In classical music, Eunoia is a piano composition by Juan María Solare in the key of C Major (2021) In 2023, South Korean group Billlie released the album The Billage of Perception: Chapter Three featuring the lead single "Eunoia" Billlie | 'EUNOIA' M/V In 2024, Japanese band Envy announced the release of their 8th album, 'Eunoia'.ENVY - EUNOIA
See also Iouea, a similarly short word with all the vowels.
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