anesis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄνεσις (ánesis, loosening, abatement, remission).

Noun

anesis

  1. (medicine) Remission of disease symptoms.
  2. (rhetoric) Addition of a sentence, clause or phrase that diminishes what preceded.
Examples (rhetoric)

He was energetic, articulate, popular, and overconfident

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Latin

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νεσῐς (ắnesĭs).

Pronunciation

Noun

anesis f sg (genitive anesis); third declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) relaxation

Declension

Third-declension noun (pure i-stem), singular only.

singular
nominative anesis
genitive anesis
dative anesī
accusative anesim
ablative anesī
vocative anesis

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

anēsīs

  1. dative/ablative plural of anēsum

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